Aslan is the lion who rules and protects Narnia in C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia. He appears throughout the series as Narnia’s creator, king, guide, and defender.
Aslan first appears in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, where the Pevensie children learn that his return signals a turning point in the struggle against the White Witch. His character is associated with courage, justice, sacrifice, and restoration.
Readers sometimes describe Aslan simply as Narnia’s ruler, but his role is broader than that. In The Magician’s Nephew, he sings Narnia into existence, linking him to the beginning of the world itself. Lewis also gave Aslan clear Christian symbolism, although the character remains part of the fantasy world’s own narrative.