The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe it is women (Susan and Lucy) who tend Aslan's body after he dies and are the first to see him after his resurrection. The significance of the death contains elements of both the ransom theory of atonement and the satisfaction theory: Aslan suffers Edmund's penalty (satisfaction), and buys him back from the White Witch, who was entitled to him by reason of his treachery (ransom). In Christian belief, Christ is associated with the Biblical "Lion of Judah" of Revelation 5:5. Professor Kirke is based on W.T. Kirkpatrick, who tutored a 16-year-old Lewis. "Kirk," as he was sometimes called, taught the
Yvain, the Knight of the Lion Ivan". The Valþjófsstaður door in Iceland, c. 1200, depicts a version of the "Yvain" story with a carving of a knight slaying a dragon that threatens a lion; the lion is later shown wearing a rich collar and following the knight, and later still the lion appears to be lying on the grave of the knight. (includes "Yvain") Yvain, the Knight of the Lion Yvain, the Knight of the Lion () is an Arthurian romance by French poet Chrétien de Troyes. It was written c. 1180 simultaneously with "Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart", and includes several references to the