Aslan is the great lion who rules and guides Narnia in C.S. Lewis’s series.
He is introduced in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and becomes the central recurring figure of The Chronicles of Narnia. Aslan is portrayed as powerful, wise, and benevolent, while also being capable of judgment. His name is derived from the Turkish word for “lion.”
Aslan is not simply a political king in the human sense. He creates, protects, and restores Narnia, and his appearances often mark major turning points in the story. His relationship with the Pevensie children and other protagonists drives much of the series’ moral and dramatic structure.
Readers often associate Aslan with Christian symbolism, particularly because of events in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Lewis said the Narnia books were not straightforward allegories, so interpretations should distinguish recurring themes from one-to-one symbolic identities.