{"id":1337,"date":"2016-01-21T15:46:36","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T15:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=1337"},"modified":"2016-01-22T09:18:34","modified_gmt":"2016-01-22T09:18:34","slug":"fiction-heroes-in-danish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2016\/01\/21\/fiction-heroes-in-danish\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiction Heroes in Danish"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In Denmark, Donald Duck is more popular than Mickey Mouse\u2026 (Photo courtesy of Nakken18 at Flickr<\/a>, CC License.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Har du set den ny Star Wars-film?<\/b> (Have you seen the new SW movie?) Ever since nyt\u00e5r<\/b> (New Year) I\u2019ve been wanting to do a post for all the Star Wars fans out there! But I hate to say it \u2013 besides lyssv\u00e6rd<\/b> (light sabre, literally \u201dlight sword\u201d!) and M\u00e5 kraften v\u00e6re med dig!<\/b> (May the force be with you!) there isn\u2019t a lot of Star Wars vocabulary in Danish: the Jedi<\/i> is jedien<\/b>, Princess Leia is prinsesse Leia,<\/b> Luke Skywalker <\/i>is \u2026 Luke Skywalker.<\/p>\n

The good<\/i> thing is: Lots of names from American (and English) popular culture have<\/i> got a Danish makeover! (Adds a bit of colour to the world, doesn\u2019t it?) Below you can see some of the most well-known ones \u2013 feel free to add comments if I\u2019ve forgotten anything! \ud83d\ude42 Ever since WW2 or so Danish children have been growing up with Disney \u2013 as you can see by the number of Disney-related names. (Of course Transparent Language is not affiliated with Disney or any other concern!) Fun fact: While lots of Americans love Mickey Mouse<\/b> (yes, that\u2019s the Danish name too), Anders And<\/b> (Donald Duck) is the popular one in Denmark! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Peter Plys<\/b> (\u201dPeter Plush\u201d) \u2013 Winnie-the-Pooh
\nSkipper Skr\u00e6k<\/strong> (\u201dSkipper Fear\u201d) \u2013 Popeye
\nSteen og Stoffer<\/b> (\u201dSteen and \u2019stopher\u201d) \u2013 Calvin and Hobbes (Stoffer<\/strong> is also a play on the word\u00a0stof<\/strong> \u201dtextile\u201d)<\/p>\n

Andeby<\/b> \u2013 Duckburg
\nAnders And<\/b> \u2013 Donald Duck (and<\/b> means duck<\/i>)
\nAndersine And<\/b> \u2013 Daisy Duck (-ine<\/b> is a common ending in women\u2019s names: Christine<\/b>)
\nJoakim von And<\/b> [YOHahkeem fonn AN] \u2013 Scrooge McDuck (sometimes he\u2019s just called onkel Joakim<\/b>)
\nRip, Rap og Rup<\/b> \u2013 Huey, Dewey and Louie
\nF\u00e6tter H\u00f8jben<\/b> (\u201dCousin High-leg\u201d) \u2013 Gladstone Gander
\nGeorg Gearl\u00f8s<\/b> \u2013 Gyro Gearloose
\nHexia de Trick<\/b>\u00a0(\u201dWitchia\u201d de Trick) \u2013 Magica De Spell
\nbj\u00f8rnebanden<\/b> (\u201dthe bear gang\u201d) \u2013 Beagle Boys<\/p>\n

Mickey Mouse<\/b>
\nMinnie Mouse<\/b>
\nPluto<\/b>
\nChip og Chap <\/b>\u2013 Chip\u2019n Dale
\nFedtmule<\/b> (\u201dFat-muzzle\u201d) \u2013 Goofy<\/p>\n

Ringenes Herre <\/b>\u2013 The Lord of the Rings
\nBilbo S\u00e6kker<\/b> (\u201dBilbo Bagger\u201d) \u2013 Bilbo Baggins
\nHerredet<\/b> (\u201dThe Old District\u201d) \u2013 The Shire<\/p>\n

And finally, to show that Danes aren\u2019t exclusively<\/i> influenced by the English-speaking world, a couple of Swedish children\u2019s heroes\u2026 \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Emil fra L\u00f8nneberg<\/b> \u2013 Emil i L\u00f6nneberga =<\/i> Emil of L\u00f6nneberga
\nPippi Langstr\u00f8mpe <\/b>\u2013 Pippi L\u00e5ngstrump <\/i>= Pippi Longstocking<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Har du set den ny Star Wars-film? (Have you seen the new SW movie?) Ever since nyt\u00e5r (New Year) I\u2019ve been wanting to do a post for all the Star Wars fans out there! But I hate to say it \u2013 besides lyssv\u00e6rd (light sabre, literally \u201dlight sword\u201d!) and M\u00e5 kraften v\u00e6re med dig! (May…<\/p>\n

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