Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Horse and His Boy
The Magician’s Nephew
The Last Battle
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Animated)
Portrayed By
Related Music
- Remembering You – Steven Curtis Chapman
- Hero – Bethany Dillon
- Aslan’s Theme – Geoffrey Burgon
- Return of the Lion – Harry Gregson-Williams
- Not a Tame Lion – Carolyn Arends
Book portrayal
Aslan stands at the center of Narnia as creator, king, judge, comforter, and terror. Lewis gives him overwhelming majesty, but also movement and particularity. He is not a vague symbol floating above the story. He walks, speaks, plays, wounds, heals, and summons people into courage.
Each Chronicle shows a different aspect of him. In The Magician’s Nephew he sings Narnia into being. In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe he offers himself at the Stone Table. In Prince Caspian and The Silver Chair he becomes the one who must be followed even when he is not visible to everyone. The Last Battle reveals his kingdom in its final and deepest form.
Adaptation portrayals
Every adaptation struggles, in a good way, with the scale of Aslan. Voice, effects, and performance matter, but the real challenge is holding together tenderness and awe. Some versions capture one side more strongly than the other.
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