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* In [[C. S. Lewis]]'s epic fantasy, ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'', [[Peter Pevensie]] was the High King of [[Narnia (world)|Narnia]] while his younger brother [[Edmund Pevensie]] was the King and his sisters [[Susan Pevensie]] and [[Lucy Pevensie]] were the Queens. He was also the high king over all kings of Narnia, from the first to the last. [[Aslan]], the deity and the Great Lion of Narnia, is described as being "the High King above all High Kings", meaning he is the highest king over all rulers of Narnia.
* In [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s works, mainly ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', there was a succession of [[Noldor#High Kings|high kings]] of the [[Noldor]] exiled in [[Middle-earth]], beginning with [[Fëanor]] and culminating in Gil-galad's reign. Ingwë, leader of the [[Vanyar]], is also referred as the High King of the [[Elf (Middle-earth)|Eldar]], while [[Manwë]] is also sometimes titled High King of [[Arda (Middle-earth)|Arda]]. [[Thingol]] is acknowledged as high-king of [[Beleriand]] by Fingolfin. In the Third Age, the rulers of Arnor were known as "high kings", including [[Aragorn]], as King Elessar, ruling the reunited kingdoms of [[Gondor]] and Arnor at the beginning of the Fourth Age.
* In [[George R.R. Martin]]'s
* In [[Lloyd Alexander]]'s ''[[Chronicles of Prydain]]'', there is a line of High Kings of Prydain (a fictionalized version of [[Wales]]) who are descendants of a royal family who came from the Summer Country in order to oppose Arawn. The high king throughout the series is Gwydion's father Math, who is then succeeded by Gwydion and later Taran in the final novel of the series, ''[[The High King]]''.
* In [[Bethesda Softworks]]' ''[[The Elder Scrolls]],'' the high king is the highest authority in the Province of Skyrim and theoretically the high king of Alinor is also the highest authority of the Summerset Isle (later renamed Alinor).
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