Aslan

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An 11-year-old girl named Hila wrote to Lewis and asked what Aslan's other name in our world was (mentioned in VDT). Here is Lewis' response: "As to Aslan's other name, well I want you to guess. Has there never been anyone in this world who (1.) Arrived at the same time as Father Christmas. (2.) Said he was the son of the great Emperor. (3.) Gave himself up for someone else's fault to be jeered at and killed by wicked people. (4.) Came to life again. (5.) Is sometimes spoken of as a Lamb... Don't you really know His name in this world? Think it over and let me know your answer!"
An 11-year-old girl named Hila wrote to Lewis and asked what Aslan's other name in our world was (mentioned in VDT). Here is Lewis' response: "As to Aslan's other name, well I want you to guess. Has there never been anyone in this world who (1.) Arrived at the same time as Father Christmas. (2.) Said he was the son of the great Emperor. (3.) Gave himself up for someone else's fault to be jeered at and killed by wicked people. (4.) Came to life again. (5.) Is sometimes spoken of as a Lamb... Don't you really know His name in this world? Think it over and let me know your answer!"
Of course, a widely discussed topic is the similarities between Aslan and Jesus Christ. In a letter to a young girl named Sophia, Lewis writes, "I don't say. 'Let us represent Christ as Aslan.' I say, 'Supposing there was a world like Narnia, and supposing, like ours, it needed redemption, let us imagine what sort of Incarnation and Passion and Resurrection Christ would have there.'"
Of course, a widely discussed topic is the similarities between Aslan and Jesus Christ. In a letter to a young girl named Sophia, Lewis writes, "I don't say. 'Let us represent Christ as Aslan.' I say, 'Supposing there was a world like Narnia, and supposing, like ours, it needed redemption, let us imagine what sort of Incarnation and Passion and Resurrection Christ would have there.'"
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==Bio Info==
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'''Titles:''' The Great Lion, the Son of the Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea (or Over-the-Sea), the King Above All High Kings, the great Bridge Builder, "Myself" (He is said to have nine names, but not all of them are given in the Chronicles)
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'''Age:''' Eternal, as Aslan has knowledge of the Deeper Magic from before the Dawn of Time
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'''Species:''' Talking Lion, though He can appear in any form that He wishes (such as an albatross, a lamb, and a cat in Narnia)
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'''Home:''' Aslan's Country, beyond the sea, the eastern end of the world
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'''Physical Description:''' Aslan looks like a regular lion, but His size varies at will
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'''First Appearance:''' ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', Ch. 12 (1950), first referenced in Ch. 7
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'''Portrayals:'''
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*Liam Neeson (voice): Disney/Walden ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', 2005; ''Prince Caspian'', 2008; Fox/Walden ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', 2010
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Born: 7 July 1952
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"The character of Aslan was probably the hardest to cast. He's an omnipotent character, he has to be, you know, powerful, untouchable, and at the same time be sympathetic and vulnerable. You don't want Him to be so strong and so omnipotent that at the point where He gives over Himself and gives His life, you don't feel sympathy for Him. Liam is just someone who has one incredible resonance and depth to his voice. I mean he has a voice that you can see coming out and hear coming out of a lion. He had the warmth in his voice that would draw you to him. When he turns fierce and shouts at the White Witch, it is a roar. It is a danger that he's able to project, that's why I think he was perfect for this character." — Director Andrew Adamson
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*David Suchet (voice): Focus on the Family Radio Theater, 1999 – 2002
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*Ronald Pickup (voice): BBC TV series, 1989 – 1990
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*Ailsa Berk/William Todd Jones/Timothy M. Rose (puppeteers): BBC TV series, 1989 – 1990
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*Stephen Thorne (voice): BBC Radio Tales of Narnia
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*Stephen Thorne (voice): LWW TV animated film, 1979
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*Bernard Kay (voice): LWW TV series, 1967

Revision as of 23:53, 22 July 2009

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