Lion symbol of sporting teams, from national association football teams such as England, Scotland and Singapore to famous clubs such as the Detroit Lions of the NFL, Chelsea and Aston Villa, a team of the English Premier League, and by the Premiership itself, Eintracht Braunschweig of the Bundesliga, and many smaller clubs around the world. Lions continue to appear in modern literature as characters including the messianic Aslan in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" and following books from The Chronicles of Narnia series written by C. S. Lewis, and the comedic Cowardly Lion in L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1988 TV serial) himself as Mr. Tumnus and reveals that Lucy has entered the land of Narnia. The seemingly kind faun invites Lucy to his cave for some tea and plays a tune on his flute which forces her into a deep sleep where she sees visions of what Narnia used to be like before the "endless" winter. Lucy suddenly wakes up and realises she must go home but Mr. Tumnus breaks down and reveals that he is employed (albeit unwillingly) by the evil White Witch, who makes it "always winter but never Christmas" in Narnia. The Witch has ordered all Narnians to