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Hi! Thank you so much for putting all your Frozen research and analyses out here, it's been such a big help with all the little random questions about this world. This one I've been thinking about for a while: Do you have any guesses as to just how old Kai, Gerda, and Olina are? I know they were already working in the castle in Dangerous Secrets and they're still there so... that's a long time haha

Hello and thank you for your question, anon!

We've also been thinking about Kai, Gerda and Olina recently. They are indeed a fascinating trio and likely much older than most Frozen fans think.

To our knowledge, Olina has been around Arendelle Castle since at least the early 1810s. Her first appearance (chronologically) is in "Dangerous Secrets" chapter 6 p. 55 when Agnarr and Iduna are 14 and 12 years old respectively. According to the timeline presented in our previous work Annals of Frozen (2nd edition), that would be in the year 1812 (31 years before the main events of "Frozen").

Olina, the castle cook/chef, in the chapter book "Anna finds a friend" (2020).

Gerda has been around since Agnarr was at most five years old (DS chapter 27, p. 216) as she witnessed his mother, Queen Rita, make the stuffed toy Sir JörgenBjörgen (also seen in "Olaf's Frozen Adventure") for him. So, at least since 1803 (40 years before "Frozen"). It's entirely possible Gerda might have started working as a maid in her late teens, which would make her somewhere between 50-60+ years old in "Frozen".

Gerda, (holds the rank of "family steward" according to "Dangerous Secrets") in the guide book "All Around Arendelle" (2020).

Kai is also first mentioned (chronologically) in "Dangerous Secrets" chapter 4 p. 33 when Agnarr was 14 so he's been around at least as long as Olina.

Olina, Gerda and Kai in "Frozen".

Kai holds a whole bunch of different titles depending on what story he's mentioned in: royal butler, royal handler, castle overseer, tutor, chief adviser, royal attendant, steward and servant.

He is also featured in early concept art by Cory Loftis and even has his own room in the castle (also seen in "All Around Arendelle").

If you want to learn more about the trio, read this excellent post by our member @bigfrozenfan 😊 (link below)

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Hi there! I only just recently watched the Frozen timeline video on YouTube which credits the archive as a big help and after watching it I got the most random question on my mind about who Lord Peterson is? (Idk if that’s how his name is spelled) it’s said that he took over as Regent for Agnarr when he was too young for the throne so I’m just wondering if they’re maybe related to each other as family? Maybe his uncle?

Hi there and thank you so much for your question! We had a great time helping out Geekritique with research for his video. It's hard to believe it was 1,5 years ago now. Now, for your question.

Lord Peterssen was introduced in the Twisted Tale (set in an alternate universe) novel "Conceal, don't feel" (aka. "Let it go" in some markets) by Jen Calonita where he's described as King Agnarr's most trusted friend and acts as Elsa's mentor and regent after Agnarr and Iduna are lost at sea. Elsa thinks of him as an uncle of sorts, showing how close to the royal family he must have been. He also warns her about the prying tendencies of the AU-version of the Duke of Weselton.

He makes another (and arguably more important) appearance in the novel "Dangerous secrets" by Mari Mancusi. The story, which takes place in the same continuity as the movies, features a slightly younger Peterssen who plays a major role in helping a young Iduna find a life in Arendelle after she rescues Prince Agnarr from the forest. He's stated to be one of King Runeard's most trusted advisors. After Runeard's death, he acts as Agnarr's regent for about seven years before he can be crowned king of Arendelle. Peterssen is described as "a man with a full head of dark hair" and "wearing a fancy suit the color of lingonberries". He's very protective of Agnarr and Iduna and the one who convinces Iduna to hide her Northuldra identity for the sake of protecting her:

I never knew anyone who hated secrets as much as our prince. And if the truth were to come out—whether by his own mouth, in a misguided attempt to defend your honor, or by some other means—it would be disastrous to his rule. People learning he willingly married you, knowing you were the daughter of Arendelle’s enemy, might cost him the throne. Better he does not know. Peterssen to Iduna. Dangerous secrets, ch. 40

Lord Peterssen is also the one who teaches Agnarr the infamous mantra "Conceal, don't feel. Don't let it show".

As for your question about Peterssen' family ties. There really isn't any information that supports it. We don't really know anything about his background tbh. Only that he served under King Runeard and also that he met and spent time with the Northuldra during the time of the construction of Runeard's dam.

What happens to Peterssen after his last appearance in DS is unknown. It is entirely possible he was still alive in canon during "Frozen" and again stepped in as regent for Elsa, like "Conceal, don't feel" suggests but there is no story that confirms or denies it. Mari Mancusi herself has stated on discord that she "believe they said Peterssen died at some point" and that the royal "council was dismissed once they closed the gates". *They* is implied to be some contact of hers at Disney.

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You're absolutely correct! The known world of Frozen isn't huge. Agnarr is exaggerating a lot when he says Northuldra is "as north as we can go" in his story 😉

See those horizontal lines on the map? They're called constant latitudes and are separated by an angle of 1 degree. On the surface of the Earth, that equals roughly 111 km or 69 miles.

Which means Arendelle castle and Northuldra are only about 100+ km apart. The gang spends a full day (likely with at least a few breaks) travelling that distance in the movie which would absolutely work IRL.

Just wanted to say I love your posts! I’ve been curious about Frozen’s world lately, mainly all the possible kingdoms that exist since I only know of three (Arendelle Weselton and the southern isles) and i appreciate the effort you’ve made to try and find and source different ones that are mentioned in other media

With that in mind, do you have a post anywhere that puts all of these places together in a sort of list? Or do you maybe plan to make one?

Sorry recent anon here I feel like I should clarify that my interest in Frozen’s kingdoms is because I’m trying to figure out a map involving locations from different Disney movies so I was wondering with the kingdoms from Frozen’s media where you think they would go

Thank you so much for your kind message, Anon! We greatly appreciate that our content has been to your and other fans' liking😁

And you've come to the right place. The kingdoms of the Frozenverse is a special interest to us as well and as you might have seen in some of our previous works, mapping the world of Frozen is definitely one of our main goals!

So yeah, we most definitely have (and are working on refining) a list of Frozen nations. These are the ones we can confirm so far:

Arendelle

Akerselva

Blakeston

Blavenia

Bølgete (aka Bolgete Island)

Bordignon

Brinnon

Chatho

Corona

Eldora

Frederborg

Kongsberg

Northuldra

Ødemark (aka Odemark Isle)

Riverland

Royaume

Sankershus

Selinia

Snoob

The Southern Isles

Tikaani

Torres

Vakretta

Vassar

Vesterland

Weselton

Yuwabe

Zaria

Where are they on the map? Only four of them (Arendelle, Northuldra, The Southern Isles and Weselton) have confirmed locations so far while the rest are speculation.

I promise we'll return with a more detailed post in the future where we go into some kingdom 'stats' and where they appear.

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different anon from your most recent here, I just wanted to say that I agree about the curiosity towards different kingdoms of Frozen’s universe! the main thing that bugged me from the movie was whoever those dignitaries were that Hans spoke with

I know they were mentioned in Frozen Heart and I used to have that book but that was years ago now so the memories are just gone and wikis are way too vague

Greetings!

We actually covered some info about the dignitaries in our project about the kingdom of Vakretta some time ago so let's summarise what we know about them.

As you probably already know, the dignitaries we see in the movie are credited to be from Spain, France, Germany and Ireland. In "A Frozen Heart", there are at least seven foreign coronation guest-characters: the dignitaries of Eldora and Blavenia, the Lord of Kongsberg, the representative from Zaria, Prince Wils of Vakretta, Prince Freluke and the Duke of Weselton.

To pinpoint exactly who the four movie dignitaries are is a bit tricky at a first glance. Thankfully, the book includes some dialogue that helps us narrowing it down.

Dialogue spoken by the French and Spanish dignitaries in the movie. In the novel, the lines belong to the Eldoran and Blavenian dignitaries.

The Irish dignitary is identified in the movie script.

As we explored in the Vakretta-project, the character of Prince Wils is most likely meant to be the ginger gentleman that accompanies Hans and the other nobles in the council chamber.

Concept art of him also reveal that he is the remaining German dignitary. Oh, and he also exclaims "Wunderbar!" (German for "wonderful") after seeing Anna punch Hans in the face near the end of the movie.

So, we know that in the Frozenverse Spain, France and Germany are represented by (or the inspiration for) Blavenia, Eldora and Vakretta. We don't know what alternate identity (if any) the Irish dignitary has. Possibly he's meant to be the Lord of Kongsberg or Prince Freluke. Not the man from Zaria because he's described in the book to have a long beard.

Thank you so much for the question! 🤗

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Just wanted to say I love your posts! I’ve been curious about Frozen’s world lately, mainly all the possible kingdoms that exist since I only know of three (Arendelle Weselton and the southern isles) and i appreciate the effort you’ve made to try and find and source different ones that are mentioned in other media

With that in mind, do you have a post anywhere that puts all of these places together in a sort of list? Or do you maybe plan to make one?

Sorry recent anon here I feel like I should clarify that my interest in Frozen’s kingdoms is because I’m trying to figure out a map involving locations from different Disney movies so I was wondering with the kingdoms from Frozen’s media where you think they would go

Thank you so much for your kind message, Anon! We greatly appreciate that our content has been to your and other fans' liking😁

And you've come to the right place. The kingdoms of the Frozenverse is a special interest to us as well and as you might have seen in some of our previous works, mapping the world of Frozen is definitely one of our main goals!

So yeah, we most definitely have (and are working on refining) a list of Frozen nations. These are the ones we can confirm so far:

Arendelle

Akerselva

Blakeston

Blavenia

Bølgete (aka Bolgete Island)

Bordignon

Brinnon

Chatho

Corona

Eldora

Frederborg

Kongsberg

Northuldra

Ødemark (aka Odemark Isle)

Riverland

Royaume

Sankershus

Selinia

Snoob

The Southern Isles

Tikaani

Torres

Vakretta

Vassar

Vesterland

Weselton

Yuwabe

Zaria

Where are they on the map? Only four of them (Arendelle, Northuldra, The Southern Isles and Weselton) have confirmed locations so far while the rest are speculation.

I promise we'll return with a more detailed post in the future where we go into some kingdom 'stats' and where they appear.

/Virtual Winter

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I could add that we don't know where the answers in the POPSUGAR trivia quiz are from. Did Disney executives provide them? Are they considered canon? Do the directors and writers know about the quiz? We don't know...

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I was reading Annals of Frozen, the 2nd edition, and i cant wrap my head around the timelines. I know the Frozen timelines kinda messy and how we dont have an EXACT date but we do know its around the 1840s. In one of the frozen interviews i do remember the cast having a kind of quiz and how Frozen takes place in July 1839. I havent seen anyone point this interview out and thought it be something that the Royal Historians should know :).

Hello! I am the author of Annals of Frozen, and thanks for your question. You are right. There's no consensus on the timeline of Frozen yet. Basically there are two theories that both make sense in some cases. The first came from the interview you pointed out, which placed Frozen at 1839, however, conflicts with some details in F2. Another theory is that Frozen took place at 1843, mainly based on the ritual of kindling in OFA. Please check the Appendix Ⅰ in Annals of Frozen, 2nd edition for more details.

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I was reading Annals of Frozen, the 2nd edition, and i cant wrap my head around the timelines. I know the Frozen timelines kinda messy and how we dont have an EXACT date but we do know its around the 1840s. In one of the frozen interviews i do remember the cast having a kind of quiz and how Frozen takes place in July 1839. I havent seen anyone point this interview out and thought it be something that the Royal Historians should know :).

Hello! I am the author of Annals of Frozen, and thanks for your question. You are right. There's no consensus on the timeline of Frozen yet. Basically there are two theories that both make sense in some cases. The first came from the interview you pointed out, which placed Frozen at 1839, however, conflicts with some details in F2. Another theory is that Frozen took place at 1843, mainly based on the ritual of kindling in OFA. Please check the Appendix Ⅰ in Annals of Frozen, 2nd edition for more details.

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An extensive look into one of the most intriguing Frozen mysteries! Thank you @frozen-snowflakesandsunflowers for joining the Archives and sharing your work!

I could have sworn I had seen a similar analysis tumblr-post years ago (most likely with the exact same findings) but I was not able to locate it 😭

/Virtual Winter

Frozen Fever: Elsa's flower mystery: Part 3 - I think I finally figured it out!

So as some of you may know, I've been on a mission to find the exact flower Elsa's pink flower in Frozen Fever was inspired by. So far I haven't been successful with it. I have found ones that are quite close to the flower but not enough for me to say that it was the one that inspired the flowers Elsa resembles on her dress in Frozen Fever.

Here's what Elsa's flower looks like on her dress and in the vase:

From here what we can identify, is that the flower used is a deep pink with leaves that resemble the shape of the flower. The flowers differ in size too. The petals have a sling bend to them.

As we go through what my options were in my previous parts, I want to rule them out, briefly saying why until we conclude to the one I have newly found.

In part 1, my options were,

Stargazer Lily

The shape is off to be Elsa's flower. It's too wavy too. However when in a vase, the leaves do have a drop to them as can be seen in the Frozen Fever flower vase. Then again if this was the flower used for inspiration, they would include closed up lilies as in this photo.

Rain Lily

Despite this being a more purply pink, it could be in the lighting her. Elsa's flower was a bit more red. This is most likely the closest one of them all. However when in a vase, the leaves act like grass.

River (Kaffir) Lily

The flowers bend upwards but Elsa's bend down slightly. Leaves don't match up either.

And in part 2, my options were,

Lilium Red Country

These flowers are too red and the petals are lifted too high. However the leaves do form a flower/ star shape. The flower also comes in pink but like the Stargazer lily, it would include closed up lilies.

Soiree Kawaii

The petals seem to be quite spaced out and have a rounded tip plus they are quite small and have a consistent shape.

Ceratopetalum Gummiferum Alberys Red

The gap between the petals is a 'u' shape and are too spaced out and flowers are quite crowded together. The shade of pink/ red is also off.

Christmas Cactus

Shape is far from similar to Elsa's. Has too many petals. Leaves are obviously cactus like and spiky which is not an aspect seen in the pink flower Elsa uses.

Azalea Startstyle Pink

Long thin petals and leaves and very spiky looking. So this isn't it.

My newfound options are,

Egyptian Pink Starflower

Like the Rain Lily, this seems to be a close match too. This has a white centre and Elsa's flower as seen in the vase also has a white centre. In some art of the flowers, it's seen with a simple yellow centre. However, the leaves are also quite large in comparison with the flower itself.

Spring Starflower Ipheion Uniflorum

This flower is also alike but is quite a paler pink to be the exact flower inspired for the one used. But the line in the middle of each petal is there so it's a possible inspiration for the flower seen.

However none of these flowers have similar leaves to what can be seen if the plant Elsa uses for her dress. Flower/ star shaped leaves do exist but ones with flowers.

The leaf plant that could be possible as inspiration for this pink flower is

Sweet Woodruff

It's almost identical to the leaves in the plant Elsa uses with the expectation of an added leaf. The flowers that are with this plant are called Galium Odoratum. They're small, white and have 4 petals.

Conclusion

When I made part 1 and 2, I just wanted to suggest what it could be, what the options for this flower are. I thought I'd find the exact flower but I didn't and hence never quite concluded what it was.

But now looking back I don't think there is one exact flower that looks like that. I believe it's a combination of a few similar looking flowers and plants. The inspiration for Elsa's flower seems to be a combination of the flowers: Rain Lily, Egyptian Pink Starflower, Spring Starflower Ipheion Uniflorum and the plant: Sweet Woodruff. The Rain Lily has the right colour, shape and six petals, the Egyptian Pink Starflower also has the colour and shape but also has a white centre, the Spring Starflower Ipheion Uniflorum has the petal details and the six petals, and the Sweet Woodruff has the start - flower leaf shape.

So it's highly possible that the flower Elsa uses to create her dress was inspired by multiple flowers and a star shaped leaf plant to create their own plant that would feature a snowflakes qualities for the purpose of design and theme on Elsa's gown. It's possible that there were more flowers and plants used for the inspiration but I guess we'll never know unfortunately.

But fun fact - the flowers Elsa uses for her dress are also seen in the tent Anna comes out of at the end of Frozen 2! It's probably a common flower used in Arendelle for decoration and one of Elsa's favourites.

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Olina also plays a vital role in the book "Anna finds a friend" where she and young Anna are good friends. It's also revealed Olina is the one delivering meals to Elsa in her room.

KAI, GERDA and OLINA, the good souls of Arendelle Castle

I have not seen or perhaps overlooked any posts about this reliable adjutant and servant. I think it is time to shed some light on him and also on Gerda and Olina, because all of them really deserve a little more attention. But that might also be due to the fact that they do their service so reliably and inconspicuously and at the same time so considerately towards the Majesties and Highnesses, and although they play an important role in all movies and shorts they are only supporting roles. So it’s high time to compile a few facts as far as they are available to me. I would be pleased if you would participate here with your own additions, because I cannot know everything. I know this post isn’t as important than any about the main characters, but if you have some time to read, well…

This is a very long post incl. many pictures.

Keep reading

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Frozen Arendelle Castle Rooms Location Breakdown Posts Update!

Mapped out location of The Garden made by me used in my final part of the room location breakdowns

Just wanted to update you that I have now updated two of my room breakdown posts, part 4 and part 9/ the final part.

With reblogs me, @lovewillthaw-j and @virtual-winter were discussing the Royal/ Secret Garden location. When @virtual-winter hopped on to our discussion, she helped me realise that the Garden is not in the top right corner (from the front view of the castle) but rather the left/ west side of the castle. Frozen 1 doesn't show the garden well from afar. There's a specific Willow tree in the garden but also at the front. The front however has no entrance to the garden. No door that can be seen and doesn't even have the slanted roofs. But in Frozen 2, we can see the garden from afar and this time in bright autumn colours. So I made the conclusion that it's actually in the west/ left side of that castle. That area does also have the slanted roofs that can be seen in the Fro the First Time In Forever scene.

This may seem confusing but it all fits together in the post linked as Part 4 and 9, with each room annotated to their part in the exterior of the castle.

It's just such a pain when you find out that you've got it all wrong again 😭. The continuity errors are no help. But thankfully it didn't take me too long to update it. So now I hope all my close-to-accurate guesses on these locations are right. And I'm super excited to continue this series of Arendelle Castle Rooms when Frozen 3 and 4 come out (if we see new rooms that is)! ❄️

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Doors, doors, doors

@frozen-sunflowersandlilies

Let me explain my thoughts about the door to the willow garden. It is not this door under the yellow A.

In the next image, "W" is the willow garden. I have redrawn the yellow "A" which is within the courtyard. The door (marked in yellow) under the yellow A cannot lead to the willow garden as there is a whole section of wall between the willow garden and the courtyard. The yellow door is the one through which Elsa passed through, both in F1 to the North mountain and in F2 during Into the Unknown. Her path is in black.

The next pic (below) shows another view of the castle and the reverse of the yellow door (dotted). The yellow door can't directly be seen here because it opens into a small stone area and the black door is 90 degrees to the yellow door. This black door is the one elsa/anna/Hans passed through in F1 and down the stairs.

So this pic below shows the willow garden ("W"). Again, it is outside the castle courtyard and separated by a long wall. There is definitely a door that connects the courtyard to this garden, which I have marked the hypothetical location as a yellow rectangle. You can also see the position of the path that Elsa took (black) and how the door under the yellow A is separate from the willow garden door.

There is definitely evidence of a door to the willow garden in these two pics below.

Lastly, this is an F2 concept art which shows a very detailed view of the willow garden that isn't in the final movie. This concept garden is much bigger and has a boat and a small dock. In this concept art we can clearly see a door.

In summary

I hope I have shown that the door under the yellow A is not the door to the willow garden. It is the door that Elsa leaves the castle through. Only the outside of the willow door can be seen but I've not been able to find the courtyard side of this door though I guess its hypothetical location is somewhere here:

The willow garden itself is terribly inconsistent and full of continuity errors 🥴 it is super detailed in the shots with Anna and barely detailed in others. Oh well, we could say that Anna has an earth magic that she brings with her when she steps into any place? ❤️

Let me know your thoughts and findings!

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Wanted: information about Anna and Elsa's grandma

(fanart of Queen Rita by my friend @queenritaofarendelle)

Hello all!

My friend is writing a fanfic and she is looking for information about Anna and Elsa's grandmother Rita.

Even though Rita's name first appears in 2019 (and my friend already knows everything there is to know about her from the novels Dangerous Secrets and Polar Nights), there could be previous mentions of their grandmother in older books.

So please, if you happen to know ANYTHING else, let me or @queenritaofarendelle know so she can finish her book!

/Virtual Winter

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Shame on us for not reblogging this sooner 😆

This was truly the highlight of 2023 for the Archives! A chance to collaborate with youtuber and popculture historian and analyst Geekritique on his and Modern Mouse's wickedly ambitious Frozen timeline video, presenting and analysing the chronology of every single major movie, short, book and comic released at the time!

This was a fascinating collab for us and we're glad to have Mr Geekritique with us on discord.

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January 2025 Frozen map bonanza!

That's right, there is more than just in-depth studies of Frozen kingdoms and family trees in the Archive cabinets.

This was my present to the Arendelle Archives discord server for the new year! A quick recap of every large scale map we've seen in the Frozen franchise so far.

Here they are in order of appearance:

1. Frozen - The Troll Map (2013)

A supposedly ancient map that guided the royal family to the Valley of the Living Rock on the night of the accident. In the novel Dangerous Secrets (2020), it was revealed that the map had once belonged to Agnarr's mother Queen Rita. Ironically, later maps have proven this location of the Troll Valley to be incorrect.

2. Frozen Free Fall (2014)

A massive 3d-map assembled from screenshots of the mobile game Frozen Free Fall. Shared by u/DuckOfDuckness on reddit (full quality in the comments). Some of the locations, like the Troll Valley on the middle left, are actually consistent with later maps.

3. Frozen Fever (2015)

The first map that showed us the outline of Arendelle and The Southern Isles. Thanks to this, fans quickly deduced that Hans's home country was based on the Danish island Funen (Fyn). Note: "Nordsoen" (technically Nordsøen) is Danish for the North Sea, the real sea between Scandinavia, Denmark and the British Isles.

4. Frozen: Live at the Hyperion - Arendelle History 101 Queue Video (2015)

The only official map so far to feature Weselton. An expansion of the map from Frozen Fever. Shared by u/ArendelleKnight on reddit (video). Notice how the seemingly small island gets cut off on the left? I suspect Weselton is a bit bigger than what's seen here. Edit by me on the right.

5. Sailing Sisters (2016)

A comic book map I very recently analysed in my Frozen-project covering the kingdom of Vakretta! Arendelle is to the right and Vakretta is to the left. Also, notice how the large island at the top appears to be in the same location as Weselton on the previous map.

6. Forest of Shadows (2019)

The first and only map so far to show actual places of interest in the kingdom. The locations of Oaken's trade post, the Troll Valley as well as the Roaring River are consistent with the Frozen Free Fall-map! A very interesting map overall. Just don't look too close at the misaligned grid compared to the compass. Or the ridiculously wide fjord...

7. Saks Fifth Avenue - Disney’s Frozen II Enchanted Forest Experience Booklet (2019)

A proper little treasure revealed to me by @saiten-gefroren through his Frozen timeline project Annals of Frozen in 2021. Originally posted on Instagram by @imdaaddlepate. Edit by me on the right.

8. Frozen II: Spirits of the Enchanted Forest - Iduna's Map (2019)

A re-imagining of the scene from the movie (even though the book was released before the movie) and actually showed the whole map, including The Southern Isles. In this version, Ahtohallan is a mapped landmass rather than just a sketch! According to what's revealed in Dangerous Secrets, this actually makes sense!

9. Frozen II: Look and Find (2019)

This version of the map also shows Ahtohallan as a mapped landmass.

10. The Art of Frozen II - Arendelle Town Map

Concept art (3D model) for Frozen II by David Womersley. According to the map, this part of the town is called"Arendelle North", suggesting the other (southern) half of the town is called "Arendelle South."

11. Frozen II - Iduna's Map (2019)

The map seen in the movie showing the borders of Arendelle and Northuldra. Rivers are consistent with the map from Forest of Shadows, meaning the Roaring River marks Arendelle's northern border. This map was a breakthrough for analysing Arendelle's location, as it features real coordinates along the "frame". You can find interesting theories about this here, here and here (my own project). Edits by me.

12. Frozen: The Saga - The Legacy of Anna and Elsa - Iduna's Map (2020)

Iduna's map before she hid it in the watertight compartment. Like the movie map, this one is cut off at the bottom and is missing The Southern Isles.

13. The Love Tree (2021)

An adaptation of the map from Frozen Fever. To my knowledge, this is the only other time we've seen this particular map design appear in a comic. What's odd is that (besides using the outdated geography) Kai is pointing out the land across the Arenfjord as if it belongs to Arendelle when the map from Frozen II clearly showed it doesn't. But at least we can credit the artist for getting the compass angle right!

14. Disney Wish - Arendelle: A Frozen Dining Adventure (2022)

A slightly adapted version of the map from Frozen Fever, with "Nordsoen" (North Sea) written in English instead of the original Danish. The "frame" also features added coordinates. Unfortunately, the latitude is off by one degree compared to the map from Frozen II. The third pic was very kindly shared with me on discord by BadAtNamesAndFaces.

15. Tokyo DisneySea: Frozen Kingdom - Royal Banquet of Arendelle (2024)

This is the complete version of Iduna's map from Frozen II. Found in one of the dining halls of the Royal Banquet of Arendelle restaurant. The map once again confirms the borders of Arendelle and Northuldra.

16. Tokyo DisneySea: Frozen Kingdom - Kristoff's Ice Delivery Map (2024)

Many variations of this cartoon-y map have been included in the Frozen Official magazine throughout the years but this is to my knowledge the first time it has appeared "in-universe". Locations and rivers are consistent with previous maps. Note: the "Best ice in Arendelle!"-spot by the North Mountain is actually located outside the kingdom. It seems Kristoff doesn't have the best navigation skills 😁

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Anna's Green Winter Outfit Appreciation Post! 💚

Redheads, gingers, and strawberry blondes just pull off green and black so naturally! ✨️

It's Anna's "casual" queen wear under a green winter cloak. Another outfit that is pretty much "exclusive" to the comics and storybooks so far! It's nice to see a new winter fit for Anna in her signature color. It makes you wonder why she ever wore shades of pink in the movies (though she looks amazing in those too, of course!). Those were all Oaken had in his winter department 😆

Again, I tried looking for ones in different art styles. We need more!

+ BONUS

Doll Anna in the same fit!

...okay, maybe not "the same," but it's similar enough to be added in here 😅

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Hi, I just wanted to say something on Arendelle weather analysis - as a person living in Norway, I must say you sadly got the whole aurora thing wrong. It's totally possible to see aurora as south as in Oslo or Bergen, even in other locations further south, and not only in late autumn/early spring. This year, I saw it as late as 20-30th april, below Bergen. When the conditions are good, and aurora strong enough, it's even possible to spot it in countries like Poland or even Switzerland!

Hi,

First of all, thank you very much for your constructive feedback on my post (published on my main blog as bigfrozenfan), especially from someone like you who lives in Norway and has seen the Northern Lights with their own eyes much more often than anyone living far to the south in the middle of Europe, like me in Germany.

For me, the Aurora Borealis has so far only been a dream, even though last year the Northern Lights were sometimes even visible in England and Switzerland. But unfortunately not for me. That's why Norway, especially near the Arctic Circle, has been my next priority destination for a few years now. Unfortunately, it's a question of finances for me and Norway is very expensive.

In my post i wrote the following as last paragraph, which could be misunderstood about the seasons i have to admit: "…the Aurora Borealis is in spring (March/April) and autumn (September/October)". What i meant was from-to (September to April), not only in this specific months.

Of course, it all depends on the strength of solar activity, how far south of the usual places for sightings of the Northern Lights these occur. Keyword northern lights oval! As I said, last year was a very good time for this, but you still couldn't see them everywhere, despite all the predictions.

For my post, I have used generally valid statements from travel websites to Norway, also with regard to the probabilities in the different seasons. The tour operators plan their routes depending on the time of year (usually from the end of September to the end of March) to the usual places advertised for this, as they naturally want to avoid travellers having to return home disappointed.

In Norway, the most popular places are usually Tromsø, the island of Senja, the Lofoten Islands, Vesterålen, Andenes or Nyksund. But Bodø, Alta, Varanger, the Lyngenfjord region, Kirkenes, Svalbard, Narvik and of course the North Cape itself also have the best chances according to all the statements on the websites and forecasts are only made for the most popular locations. All locations that are around or above the Arctic Circle.

Bergen or further south is not even advertised due to the low probability and even in forums it is said that there are only good chances in Bergen if there is a massive solar storm. Hard to plan if you want to book your trip in time!

Thanks again for your message but please understand that people like me who live outside Norway can only rely on the info they find online (trip reports, websites of Norway itself, metereological websites).

By the way, you've sent your submission to Arendelle Archives, not directly to my own blog @bigfrozenfan . I'm a co-member on Arendelle Archives too but my post was only a reblog there, not the source.

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Presenting our latest Frozen-project:

Vakretta - With little to offer

An in-depth study of one of Arendelle's friendly neighbouring kingdoms.

By: @virtual-winter January 14th, 2025 → LINK! ←

It’s finally here! And you won’t believe how much I’ve been looking forward to getting this project off my shoulders😅

What started as a simple "mini-project" in September of last year quickly grew out of proportion (why is this true for most of my projects?) and eventually turned into a 30+ page extensive deep-dive into one of the many nations of the Frozenverse: Arendelle’s neighbour, the kingdom of Vakretta.

Since it was first introduced in the short story “Across the Sea” in 2015, Vakretta has been featured in over 10 books and has a fair share of lore associated with it. With this analysis, I wanted to find every known piece of information about the kingdom and present it all in one place where it could be easily referenced. The analysis is therefore divided into sections covering all the published works where Vakretta appears, what characters are from there, what might have inspired it and a discussion about its connections with other nations in the Frozenverse. There's also a complete reference list.

All in all, it’s been an absolute pain joy to work on this project and I’ve had such great support from my fellow Archive-members! A special shout-out goes out to:

@bigfrozenfan @cloudberriesforaqueen @saiten-gefroren @snowflaketale12 @theartoffrozen Fellow Archivist forresthopkinsa

I hope you will enjoy this trip into the unknown and hopefully you'll learn something about the world outside of Arendelle!

❄️Virtual Winter