<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1988 - 90 BBC miniseries: Ronald Pickup (voice) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 2005 - 10 Walden film series: Liam Neeson (voice) </Td> </Tr> <P> Aslan (/ ˈæsˌlæn / or / ˈæzˌlæn /) is a main character in C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia series . He is "the Great Lion" of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and his role in Narnia is developed throughout the remaining Chronicles . Aslan is also the only character to appear in all seven books of the series . Aslan is Turkish for "lion". Lewis often capitalises the word lion in reference to Aslan since he represents Jesus Christ . </P> <P> Aslan is depicted as a talking lion, and is described as the King of Beasts, the son of the Emperor - Over-the - Sea, and the King above all High Kings in Narnia . Aslan is a wise, compassionate, magical authority (both temporal and spiritual); a mysterious and benevolent guide to the human children who visit Narnia; and the guardian and saviour of Narnia . Lewis described Aslan as an alternative version of Christ; that is, as the form in which Christ might have appeared in a fantasy world . </P>

Who does aslan represent in the lion the witch and the wardrobe