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[littlemisspoltergeist]

i didn’t read the books or play the games and I still understood the Witcher timeline idk what critics r saying

[ground-zoro]

Jaskier: And once again, Jaskier and Geralt save the day!

Yennefer: You didn’t do anything. It was all Geralt.

Jaskier: We’re a package deal, everyone knows that.

[myshipsareendgame]

Choose your fighter Geralt!

• “Fuck.”

• “Hmm”

• “Shit.”

• *grunts*

• *growls*

• hearteyes for Yennefer

• telling Jaskier to shut up

[baldyxavier-deactivated20200514]

[ishipviktorandhappiness]

Idk if this has been done yet but

Looks like they could kill you but is actually a cinnamon roll

Looks like a cinnamon roll but could actually kill you

Looks like they could kill you and could actually kill you

Looks like a cinnamon roll, is actually a cinnamon roll

[tireflavour8-deactivated2020052]

Kuzco vs Norwegian Kuzco

[official-english-major]

I just watched Klaus and it slaps

[kitlaurie]

Kid: Oh yeah? And how would he know what I'm up to unless you ratted on me?

Jesper, about to invent the naughty list: Oh, you haven't heard?

[noiralei]

Me in my new job

[a-single-tulip]

If you don't love me at my

Then you don't deserve me at my

[thecollectibles]

Klaus - Different places and moods by Stéphane Baton

[the-muse-of-animation]

The Magic of Animation ~ Sun lighting in the scenery of Klaus

[thehmn]

My housemate was watching Klaus on Netflix in Danish and I overheard that the main character’s name was Jesper Johansen which is a very common Danish name and amused I asked what his name was in the English version, and she informed me that it is also Jesper Johansen.

I watched the movie with her and I can now inform you that it’s really obvious that the movies was originally about a rich Danish guy who is sent from Denmark to the Danish/Dutch whaling post Smeerenburg in Svalbard/Norway, where he bonds with a Dutch guy, falls in love with a Norwegian woman, and learns about the existence of the Sami people, but then they changed the landscapes and maps to avoid too much nit picking regarding culture and history which I can respect.

Let me explain.

Why is Klaus Dutch? Klaus is implied to become Santa Claus after his death. The name Santa Claus is taken from the Dutch Sinterklaas who is often cited as one of the early inspirations for the modern Santa (yes Sinterklaas is based on Saint Nicholas and so on and so forth, but Sinterklaas is as we know him is very Dutch). Smeerenburg is a real town that was founded by Danish and Dutch whalers. It has to be on purpose that the creators chose a place with Dutch connections so far north. Also, you are unlikely to meet natives named Klaus in Norway. Most people named Klaus lives in or around Germany. We also get a very sweet hint at the end that neither Klaus nor Jesper are locals. Klaus excitedly shows Jesper the northern lights which rarely/never reach the Netherlands and Denmark.

Why is Jesper Johansen Danish? The damn name. The name Jesper is most commonly found in Denmark and Johansen can be found in both Norway and Denmark, but again, mostly Denmark, so the two names together suggest that he’s Danish. Also, the ferryman who takes Jesper to Smeerenburg is named Mogens which is also a very Danish name, suggesting he was originally supposed to take Jesper from Denmark to Norway (Mogens makes it pretty clear that he doesn’t come from Smeerenburg himself). But most damningly, Jesper doesn’t know what the Sami girl Margu is. The Sami people are almost completely unknown in Denmark because they don’t live that far south. That explains why the locals have to explain to him what she is and he needs Alva’s help to understand her.

And Alva is Norwegian because it’s a very Norwegian name (she could be Swedish, but I’m going to go with Norwegian because it takes place in “Norway”) All the other locals also have Norwegian, Danish and Dutch names.

But like I said, they messed with the landscape to disguise it at bit and avoid stupid people, so there are mountains in “Denmark” and big, lush forests in “Svalbard”, and the map seen at the beginning of the movie looks like some nightmarish mix of all the Nordic countries.

Still, it’s more faithful to Northern Europe’s history than Frozen. It was a fun movie to watch and “decode”.

[justlookatthosesausages]

Please I’m begging you, please watch Klaus on Netflix, just for the sole animation and the tens of facial expressions per second that are all hand drawn

[hiccups]

Most annoying creature ever to cross my path!

[mexi-cool]

Monarcas en Michoacán, México

[ostdrossel]

Bird pics are a bit like seasonal fruit. These are plentiful currently, so here’s another dose of Blue Jay.