Aslan is the central guide and ruler in C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia.
Aslan is a talking lion who appears throughout the seven Narnia books. Lewis presents him as the creator and rightful king of Narnia, a figure associated with courage, judgment, sacrifice, and restoration. His name is derived from the Turkish word for “lion.”
Aslan’s role is especially prominent in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, where he gives his life to save Edmund Pevensie and is restored through a deeper magical law. This episode is widely discussed as an intentional Christian parallel, although Lewis described Narnia as a story rather than a direct allegory.
Aslan is sometimes confused with King Caspian, who is a human ruler in several Narnia stories. Mr. Tumnus is a faun, while Puddleglum is a Marsh-wiggle; neither is the lion who governs Narnia.