Aslan's How

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In C. S. Lewis's fantasy novels the Chronicles of Narnia, Aslan's How, or the Hill of the Stone Table, is a high mound or cairn south of the Great River in Narnia next to the Great Woods.

[edit] The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Pevensie children first encounter Aslan in this place in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Aslan's camp is here when the children first arrive there, but is soon moved to another location due to the event that would happen that same night. That night, Aslan is seen wandering out of the campsite by Lucy and Susan, who follow him. Aslan knows that they are following him and tells them to go back to sleep. They do not and insist on following him. He agrees and they walk together up the hill to the Stone Table. There, Aslan tells the children to stay and to keep secret. Aslan then goes up the hill to the Table. There, hundreds of evil creatures await him including the White Witch. Aslan is soon bound to the table and killed in a great sacrifice for Edmund. After this the army of creatures file out and the two sisters walk up to his body and sleep there on the table.

When morning comes, the two decide to part from the place. As they leave, a huge earthquake happens and they turn back to see the Stone Table cracked. Stunned, they walk up to the table. And as the sun rises, Aslan appears in a triumphant sight. They are amazed and ask how he came back to life. He explains about the Deep Magic From the Dawn of Time, and the, yet, Deeper Magic Form Before the Dawn of Time. They then part the place with a bound and a mighty roar.

[edit] Prince Caspian

It is not called Aslan's How until a thousand years later in Prince Caspian. The runaway Prince Caspian fled into the forest from his evil uncle, King Miraz, and finds a host of good creatures and animals. When word gets out that the King's army is out to capture the prince, he and his friends take cover in the mound of earth that has covered the Stone Table over the years. Miraz's army surrounds the mound and is only fought off when the four Pevensies return to Narnia.

[edit] The Horse and His Boy

It is only mentioned once more in The Horse and His Boy.