Aslan is the lion who rules and protects Narnia in C.S. Lewis’s novels.
Aslan appears throughout The Chronicles of Narnia as the central figure associated with creation, justice, sacrifice, resurrection, and restoration. Lewis described him as the son of the Emperor-beyond-the-Sea and as the true king of Narnia.
Aslan’s most important early appearance is in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. There, he offers himself in place of Edmund Pevensie, who has betrayed his siblings. His death on the Stone Table is followed by his return to life through what Lewis calls deeper magic.
The name Aslan comes from the Turkish word for “lion.” The character is not simply an animal king: he is also the series’ spiritual and moral center. He creates Narnia in The Magician’s Nephew and appears at the end of The Last Battle.