Aslan is the lion ruler and central figure of C.S. Lewis’s Narnia.
Aslan appears throughout the Chronicles of Narnia as a powerful, wise, and compassionate character. He is the son of the Emperor-beyond-the-Sea and is associated with the creation, protection, and restoration of Narnia.
The name Aslan comes from the Turkish word for “lion.” In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Aslan sacrifices himself to save Edmund Pevensie, then returns to life through the deeper magic. His role combines mythic kingship with explicitly Christian symbolism, although Lewis’s Narnia stories also draw on classical, Germanic, and medieval traditions.
Aslan is not simply a human ruler in animal form. He is a talking lion whose presence shapes Narnian history, and his actions connect separate adventures across the seven-book series.