Aslan

Also known as Aslo

Aslan () is a major character in C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia series. Unlike any other character in the Narnian series, Aslan appears in all seven chronicles. Aslan is depicted as a talking lion and is described as the King of Beasts, the son of the Emperor-Over-the-Sea, and the King above all High Kings in Narnia.

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Character.name: Aslan
Character.series: Narnia
Character.image: Belfast - CS Lewis Square - Aslan the lion 20230227.jpg
Character.caption: Aslan the lion (by Maurice Harron (2016), CS Lewis Square, Belfast).
Character.last: The Last Battle (1956)
Character.creator: C. S. Lewis
Character.first: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950)
Character.voice: Liam Neesonothers, see Adaptations
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Character.race: Talking Lion / Deity
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Character.family: Emperor-Over-the-Sea (father)
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name in native language: Aslan

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Role in ''The Chronicles of Narnia''
''[[The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe]]''
''[[Prince Caspian]]''
''[[The Voyage of the Dawn Treader]]''
''[[The Silver Chair]]''
''[[The Horse and his Boy]]''
''[[The Magician's Nephew]]''
''[[The Last Battle]]''
Influences
Christian interpretation
Adaptations
Commemoration
References
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C. S. Lewis often capitalises the word lion in reference to Aslan since he parallels Jesus as the "Lion of Judah" in Christian theology. The word aslan means "lion" in Turkish.