Étoiles, dieux et puissances
The Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea
Aslan’s unseen father, whose law established from the beginning—the Deeper Magic—governs the fate of the traitor Edmund.
Repères
- Espèce
- Divine being (never described)
- Nom original
- The Emperor Beyond the Sea
- Autre traduction
- The Emperor Beyond the Sea
- Autres noms
- Aslan's father
- Titres
- Emperor
- Origine
- Beyond the world of Narnia
- Famille
- Aslan (son)
- Première apparition
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, ch. 8
En bref
Aslan is the son of the Emperor-Over-the-Sea. He is never seen or heard in Narnia, but it is known that he reigns “beyond the sea” and that his decrees govern all, including the White Witch.
Insight and analysis
In the Christian reading that Lewis lets peek through, the Emperor corresponds to God the Father, and Aslan to the Son. Lewis deliberately keeps him in the shadows. There are no scenes, no dialogue : only a law, and the love of a son who fulfills it. This character can also be read more broadly as the symbol of a moral order that precedes all and is not invented by anyone.
Dans les livres
Son histoire dans les livres (révèle l’intrigue)
In the books
In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the Witch invokes the Deep Magic from before the dawn of time that the Emperor inscribed on the Stone Table and on his scepter : that every traitor belongs to him. Aslan does not dispute this law : he respects it and gives his life in Edmund’s place. It is later discovered that a deeper Magic, which came from before the beginning of time, reverses death itself. The Narnians often swear “by the Emperor,” and his name appears throughout the books as the ultimate reference.
Lieux liés
- Sur la carte
Objets liés
Personnages liés
Dans le même groupe
Archives de l’ancien site
Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea
Presentation in the book
*"Would you like to know what is engraved on the scepter of the Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea ? Do you at least know the magic that the Emperor established in Narnia at the beginning of time ?"* (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, p. 149)
Going further
The story
Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea
Presentation in the book
*"Would you know what is written on the sceptre of the Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea ? You at least know the Magic which the Emperor placed beyond the sea in Narnia, at the beginning of time ?"* (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, p. 149)
Appearance in the books
"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" "The Last Battle"
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