Aslan's Country

Aslan's Country is an amazing place. It's like heaven in our world. It is also where Caspian X went when he died, and also where Reepicheep went when he was on the Dawn Treader to save the Seven Lords of Caspian IX.



A Deeper Country
When the Seven Friends of Narnia and all of the Narnian creatures loyal to Aslan found themselves in Aslan's country after the Lion ended the Narnian world, they discovered that their surroundings were like the Narnia they had just left, except "the new one was a deeper country: every rock and flower and blade of grass looked as if it meant more." The colours were more colourful, the mountains looked larger, and everything was "more real." The fruit of that country was so wonderful that it would make any fruit in our world (or any other) taste like medicine. Professor Digory Kirke described the old Narnia as an imperfect shadow or copy of the Narnia in Aslan's country, and likened the difference to Plato's cave analogy, saying "It's all in Plato, all in Plato: bless me, what do they teach them at these schools!"

Entrances from the Narnian World
Aslan's Country appeared as a physical mountain range beyond the Eastern Edge of the Narnian world. When Aslan called Eustace and Jill from Experiment House, they found themselves on tall mountains--more than twenty times the height of any mountains on Earth--at the eastern edge on the Narnian world. These mountains were inhabited by birds who made noises more musical than birds usually do and covered by beautiful trees. Despite their tremendous height, they were not covered by snow. Caspian X saw the same mountains on his voyage to the end of the world. Additionally, just below the mountains and at the eastern edge of the sea, there was a large wave, endlessly fixed in one position like the top of a waterfall. Reepicheep sailed over the wave and reached Aslan's Country. Additionally, dead Narnians loyal to Aslan were transported to Aslan's Country after their deaths. This was the case with Caspian X and everyone who fought and died on Tirian's side in the Battle at Stable Hill.

Stable Hill
The stable at Stable Hill was used by Aslan as a special entrance into His Country just before he ended the Narnian World. His magic was apparent in that the stable looked from the outside to be the size of any ordinary stable, but its inside seemed to contain all of Aslan's country, which is infinitely large. At the end of the world, all Narnian beasts who were then alive came up to Aslan at the door of the stable and looked in his eyes. Those who rejoiced at seeing him went into the stable on his right and spent eternity in Aslan's country. Those who hated him went off into the darkness behind the stable.

Entrances from Earth
Just before Aslan sent Edmund, Lucy, and Eustace back to England after their voyage with King Caspian, he told them that there was a way into his country from all the worlds. Of the way from Earth, he said only that it lies across a river, and that he was the great Bridge-Builder. After the seven friends of Narnia died in a railway accident on Earth, Aslan brought them to his country (though Eustace and Jill were sent first to help Tirian in his war against Shift), where they remained for eternity. Thus, the way to Aslan's country for those loyal to him is through death.

Geography
The "further up and further in" one travels in Aslan's country, the more real and beautiful it gets. Mr. Tumnus compared it to an onion, only as you go in, each ring gets larger than the last. Spurring out from the mountains of Aslan's country (one of which was the mountain Jill and Eustace found when they escaped from Experiment House into Narnia) are the "real" versions of every world ever created.

Known Inhabitants of Aslan's Country

 * Aslan
 * Reepicheep
 * Erlian
 * Rilian
 * Puddleglum
 * Liliandil
 * Caspian X
 * He-Beaver & She-Beaver
 * Mr. Tumnus
 * Fledge
 * King Frank and Queen Helen
 * Peter, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie
 * Mr. Pevensie and Mrs. Pevensie
 * Tirian
 * Eustace Scrubb
 * Jill Pole