Aslan is the talking lion in C.S. Lewis’s Narnia books.
Aslan is the creator and supreme ruler of Narnia, and he appears throughout the series as a guide, protector, judge, and source of restoration. His name comes from the Turkish word for “lion,” and his character is strongly associated with courage, sacrifice, and renewal.
Aslan is especially central to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. In that novel, he gives his life in exchange for Edmund’s and returns to life through what Lewis describes as a deeper magic. Readers often connect this storyline with Christian themes, although Aslan remains a character within Lewis’s fantasy world.
Aslan is not the same kind of figure as the other talking animals. He is presented as uniquely powerful and as the son of the Emperor-beyond-the-Sea. His role expands beyond any single Narnia adventure.