Aslan is the central Christ-like figure in C.S. Lewis’s Narnia stories. He is a powerful talking lion, the creator and rightful ruler of Narnia, and the most important recurring character in the series.
Aslan’s role is especially clear in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. He willingly gives his life in place of Edmund Pevensie under the Deep Magic, then returns to life after the Stone Table is broken. The episode echoes Christian themes of sacrifice, death, and resurrection without making Aslan a direct historical depiction of Jesus.
Aslan appears in all seven books of The Chronicles of Narnia, although his presence and role vary from story to story. His name resembles the Turkish word for “lion,” and Lewis’s descriptions emphasize both his gentleness and his terrifying authority. The character is often discussed as the clearest expression of Lewis’s Christian imagination.