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<blockquote>''Who's Aslan? Why, don't you know? He's the King—the King of the whole wood, and the Son of the great Emperor-beyond-the-Sea. He's wild, you know. If there's anyone who can appear before him without their knees knocking, they're either braver than most or else just silly. He isn't safe... But he is good. He'll often drop in, only you musn't press him to stay. He's not like a tame lion. Yes, Aslan is a lion—the Lion, the great Lion.''<br />— The Chronicles of Narnia</blockquote>
<blockquote>''Who's Aslan? Why, don't you know? He's the King—the King of the whole wood, and the Son of the great Emperor-beyond-the-Sea. He's wild, you know. If there's anyone who can appear before him without their knees knocking, they're either braver than most or else just silly. He isn't safe... But he is good. He'll often drop in, only you musn't press him to stay. He's not like a tame lion. Yes, Aslan is a lion—the Lion, the great Lion.''<br />— The Chronicles of Narnia</blockquote>
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Aslan is the creator of Narnia and the only character to appear in all seven of the Chronicles of Narnia. In some of the books, He only has a few brief appearances, but He is referenced in almost every chapter and is always a significant player in the story. His very name causes people to experience intense emotions. In ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', the sound of Aslan's name gives the traitor [[Edmund Pevensie|Edmund] a sensation of mysterious horror. [[Peter Pevensie|Peter]] feels suddenly brave and adventurous. [[Susan Pevensie|Susan]] feels as if some delicious smell or some delightful strain of music had just floated by her. Lucy gets the feeling you have when you wake up in the morning and realize that it is the beginning of the holidays or the beginning of summer. After her winter is destroyed, the [[The White Witch|White Witch]] threatens to kill the next person who mentions the name of Aslan. Before he becomes a dragon, [[Eustace Clarence Scrubb|Eustace]] hates the name. When [[Jill Pole|Jill]] first hears it, she says, "What a curious name!" But [[Eustace Clarence Scrubb|Eustace]] replies, "Not half so curious as Himself."  
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Aslan is the creator of Narnia and the only character to appear in all seven of the Chronicles of Narnia. In some of the books, He only has a few brief appearances, but He is referenced in almost every chapter and is always a significant player in the story. His very name causes people to experience intense emotions. In ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', the sound of Aslan's name gives the traitor [[Edmund Pevensie|Edmund] a sensation of mysterious horror. [[Peter Pevensie|Peter]] feels suddenly brave and adventurous. [[Susan Pevensie|Susan]] feels as if some delicious smell or some delightful strain of music had just floated by her. Lucy gets the feeling you have when you wake up in the morning and realize that it is the beginning of the holidays or the beginning of summer. After her winter is destroyed, the [[White Witch]] threatens to kill the next person who mentions the name of Aslan. Before he becomes a dragon, [[Eustace Clarence Scrubb|Eustace]] hates the name. When [[Jill Pole|Jill]] first hears it, she says, "What a curious name!" But [[Eustace Clarence Scrubb|Eustace]] replies, "Not half so curious as Himself."  
One of the most interesting aspects of Aslan's character is that He can be both loving and terrifying. In Ch. 12 of ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', Lewis writes, "People who have not been in Narnia sometimes think that a thing cannot be good and terrible at the same time. If the children had ever thought so, they were cured of it now. For when they tried to look at Aslan's face they just caught a glimpse of the golden mane and the great, royal, solemn, overwhelming eyes; and then they found they couldn't look at him and went all trembly."
One of the most interesting aspects of Aslan's character is that He can be both loving and terrifying. In Ch. 12 of ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', Lewis writes, "People who have not been in Narnia sometimes think that a thing cannot be good and terrible at the same time. If the children had ever thought so, they were cured of it now. For when they tried to look at Aslan's face they just caught a glimpse of the golden mane and the great, royal, solemn, overwhelming eyes; and then they found they couldn't look at him and went all trembly."
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Nothing has ever harmed the Great Lion except with His consent. When [[Jadis]] throws a metal bar from a lamppost at Aslan, it bounces off and falls harmlessly to the ground. After [[Caspian|King Caspian X]] dies and enters Aslan's Country, the Lion asks [[Eustace Clarence Scrubb|Eustace]] to drive a thorn into His paw, and a large drop of blood splashes over the [[Caspian|King]] and awakens him. And of course, Aslan allows Himself be bound on the Stone Table where the [[The White Witch|White Witch]] kills Him with her stone knife. But even then, Aslan does not remain dead. He has knowledge of a Deeper Magic which the [[The White Witch|White Witch]] did not know. As it says in ''The Last Battle'', it was by His blood that all Narnia was saved.
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Nothing has ever harmed the Great Lion except with His consent. When [[White Witch|Jadis]] throws a metal bar from a lamppost at Aslan, it bounces off and falls harmlessly to the ground. After [[Caspian|King Caspian X]] dies and enters Aslan's Country, the Lion asks [[Eustace Clarence Scrubb|Eustace]] to drive a thorn into His paw, and a large drop of blood splashes over the [[Caspian|King]] and awakens him. And of course, Aslan allows Himself be bound on the Stone Table where the [[White Witch]] kills Him with her stone knife. But even then, Aslan does not remain dead. He has knowledge of a Deeper Magic which the [[White Witch]] did not know. As it says in ''The Last Battle'', it was by His blood that all Narnia was saved.
==Inspiration==
==Inspiration==

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