Putting the hidden comment back; before we had it people were constantly coming along and changing the first sentence to "Aslan is the main character of the Narnia series".← Previous revisionRevision as of 00:37, 30 October 2026 Line 22: Line 22: | nationality = [[Aslan's Country]] | nationality = [[Aslan's Country]] }} }} '''Aslan'''{{efn|Pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|s|l|æ|n|,_|ˈ|æ|z|-}}}} is a character in [[C. S. Lewis]]'s ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'' fantasy novel series. He is the only character to appear in all seven books.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/9-things-you-should-know-about-the-chronicles-of-narnia/|title=9 Things You Should Know About The Chronicles of Narnia|first=Joe|last=Carter|date=16 June 2017 |access-date=2018-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018204510/https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/9-things-you-should-know-about-the-chronicles-of-narnia/|archive-date=2018-10-18|url-status=live}} Aslan is depicted as a [[Talking animals in fiction|talking]] [[lion]] and is described as the King of Beasts, the son of the [[List of The Chronicles of Narnia characters#E|Emperor-Over-the-Sea]],{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/gallery/2011/mar/09/royal-mail-stamps-magical-realms|title=Gallery: Royal Mail: Stamps from magical realms|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=March 9, 2011|via=www.theguardian.com|access-date=2018-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011172947/https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/gallery/2011/mar/09/royal-mail-stamps-magical-realms|archive-date=2018-10-11|url-status=live}} and the King above all High Kings in Narnia.{{cite book|author=Will Vaus|title=Mere Theology: A Guide to the Thought of C. S. Lewis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uBah9m4U9R8C&pg=PA146|date=30 March 2004|publisher=InterVarsity Press|isbn=978-0-8308-2782-4|pages=146–}} '''Aslan'''{{efn|Pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|s|l|æ|n|,_|ˈ|æ|z|-}}}} is a central character in [[C. S. Lewis]]'s ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'' fantasy novel series. He is the only character to appear in all seven books.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/9-things-you-should-know-about-the-chronicles-of-narnia/|title=9 Things You Should Know About The Chronicles of Narnia|first=Joe|last=Carter|date=16 June 2017 |access-date=2018-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018204510/https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/9-things-you-should-know-about-the-chronicles-of-narnia/|archive-date=2018-10-18|url-status=live}} Aslan is depicted as a [[Talking animals in fiction|talking]] [[lion]] and is described as the King of Beasts, the son of the [[List of The Chronicles of Narnia characters#E|Emperor-Over-the-Sea]],{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/gallery/2011/mar/09/royal-mail-stamps-magical-realms|title=Gallery: Royal Mail: Stamps from magical realms|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=March 9, 2011|via=www.theguardian.com|access-date=2018-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011172947/https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/gallery/2011/mar/09/royal-mail-stamps-magical-realms|archive-date=2018-10-11|url-status=live}} and the King above all High Kings in Narnia.{{cite book|author=Will Vaus|title=Mere Theology: A Guide to the Thought of C. S. Lewis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uBah9m4U9R8C&pg=PA146|date=30 March 2004|publisher=InterVarsity Press|isbn=978-0-8308-2782-4|pages=146–}} C. S. Lewis often capitalises the word ''lion'' in reference to Aslan since he parallels [[Jesus]] as the "[[Lion of Judah]]" in [[Christian theology]].The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, vol iii, p 160: "I found the name [Aslan]...it is the Turkish for Lion. ... And of course it meant the [[Lion of Judah]]." The word ''aslan'' means "lion" in [[Turkish language|Turkish]].{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5GhjBX5KtnUC&pg=PA428 |title=Langenscheidt Pocket Turkish Dictionary |page=428 |publisher=Langenscheidt publishing group |access-date=25 October 2020 |year=2006 |isbn=9781585735228 }} C. S. Lewis often capitalises the word ''lion'' in reference to Aslan since he parallels [[Jesus]] as the "[[Lion of Judah]]" in [[Christian theology]].The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, vol iii, p 160: "I found the name [Aslan]...it is the Turkish for Lion. ... And of course it meant the [[Lion of Judah]]." The word ''aslan'' means "lion" in [[Turkish language|Turkish]].{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5GhjBX5KtnUC&pg=PA428 |title=Langenscheidt Pocket Turkish Dictionary |page=428 |publisher=Langenscheidt publishing group |access-date=25 October 2020 |year=2006 |isbn=9781585735228 }}