You thought there was only one teeny Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen?! Think again! Come along as I show you 5 different mermaid statues around the city (and one of them is underwater...) 🧜♀️🧜♂️✨
What a fin-tastic video essay! The story of The Little Mermaid is one of my favorites. And as a child, I loved seeing mermaid statues! In San Francisco, there’s a mermaid statue with a baby in Ghirardelli Square that I vividly remember. And then there was the Ariel statue in Disneyland before the area became pixie hollow. And as you and I had already discussed, there’s the replica of the Copenhagen Statue in Solvang, California.
Thanks so much for watching! Mermaid lore is indeed so fascinating; it's interesting how they can both be beautiful Disney princesses but also horrible creatures that could kill you 🤭
I had no idea there were so many! I only knew of the first 2 XDD (I'm a sad excuse for a Dane D: ) The full story of the second statue is, unfortunately, that she saved her soul by leaving her merman boyfriend. The tale is from so long ago that at the time, merfolk were considered demonic, similarly to elves and trolls. Agnete would have forfeit her immortal soul by staying. Similarly, in the same folk tradition, her children would have been equally soulless and considered more something the merman used to manipulate her to stay, so he could eat her soul or... something else like that. It wasn't until the 1800 and the advent of romanticism that poets and such continued the story and the abandonment was viewed as that; abandonment.
Oh wow, thanks for that interesting back story! Yeah I definitely picked up on the religious undertone while researching the back story online, and there were many different variations of the tale! Still a creepy statue either way 😅
You thought there was only one teeny Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen?! Think again! Come along as I show you 5 different mermaid statues around the city (and one of them is underwater...) 🧜♀️🧜♂️✨
Amazing share dear very informative video, thanks for sharing full support from Maria's Family Diaries
Thank you so much Maria! Best wishes to you and your family 😊
Very interesting sharing my friend. I enjoyed watching.🌞💯
Thanks so much for your comment ❤️
Nice job on the research, I didn't know about all of them.
Always a pleasure to watch with yo
Thank you for your introduction, and you have broadened your knowledge.😊👍
Thank you Ali, I really appreciate your comment!
Great history! Thanks for sharing. Stay connected dear friend
Thank you for sharing this video! Nice and informative! 👍
Thank you so much for your sweet comment ❤️ Have a great day!
this is very interesting upload, friend
have a nice day
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stay cnnctd
Heard lots of mermaids stories when I was a kid . Thanks for sharing.
Oh wow are you Icelandic? (Looking at your username haha). Are mermaid stories big there, too?
@@ErininCopenhagen yeah , we have lots of mermaids stories in Iceland.
@@IcelandicNativecitywalk Wow you've given me some reading to do now 😁 I find these kinds of stories so interesting
Very beautiful my friend
Loved your tour and awesome explanation! As always Erin amazing video!!
Thank you so much, what a kind comment 🤗 Happy Friday! 🎉
What a fin-tastic video essay!
The story of The Little Mermaid is one of my favorites. And as a child, I loved seeing mermaid statues! In San Francisco, there’s a mermaid statue with a baby in Ghirardelli Square that I vividly remember. And then there was the Ariel statue in Disneyland before the area became pixie hollow. And as you and I had already discussed, there’s the replica of the Copenhagen Statue in Solvang, California.
Thanks so much for watching! Mermaid lore is indeed so fascinating; it's interesting how they can both be beautiful Disney princesses but also horrible creatures that could kill you 🤭
Beautiful mermaid statues.. Wonderful information.. Love to hear those stories of mermaids.
Thanks so much for watching ❤️
It was so fun and I didn't realize the time was passing because I learned something new. This is the best video 👍
Wow thank you so much! Have a great weekend 😊
I had no idea there were so many! I only knew of the first 2 XDD (I'm a sad excuse for a Dane D: )
The full story of the second statue is, unfortunately, that she saved her soul by leaving her merman boyfriend. The tale is from so long ago that at the time, merfolk were considered demonic, similarly to elves and trolls. Agnete would have forfeit her immortal soul by staying. Similarly, in the same folk tradition, her children would have been equally soulless and considered more something the merman used to manipulate her to stay, so he could eat her soul or... something else like that.
It wasn't until the 1800 and the advent of romanticism that poets and such continued the story and the abandonment was viewed as that; abandonment.
Oh wow, thanks for that interesting back story! Yeah I definitely picked up on the religious undertone while researching the back story online, and there were many different variations of the tale! Still a creepy statue either way 😅
@@ErininCopenhagen You're welcome. I assume you saw the folk song?
@@Sigart No I haven't, I only saw it referenced - so if you have a good link for it, please send it my way 😁
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Can I really find any real mermaids in Copenhagen?😛
I've heard rumours... 🤫