Arendelle is the central location of the Frozen franchise. It is a Norwegian-inspired kingdom, and the birthplace of Anna and Elsa.

What culture is Arendelle based on?

While it's rumoured that the Austrian town of Hallstatt inspired the setting of Frozen's Arendelle, and the look and feel of the village came from Norway's second city, Bergen, it's also said that the mass of water next to it was inspired by the UNESCO-listed Nærøyfjord in Norway.

What ethnicity is Frozen based on?

Heavily influenced by Norwegian nature, culture and traditions, Frozen introduced us to unforgettable characters like Queen Elsa and her sister Anna, the ice harvester Kristoff and his reindeer Sven, Olaf the snowman and a bunch of cheeky trolls.

What country is Arendelle supposed to be?

If you look closely, you will find that Arendelle was stitched together from fragments of Norway. For example, the kingdom was named after Arendal, a port in southern Norway. The design, however, came from Bergen, a city in Norway's western fjords.

What ethnicity is Northuldra?

A very short summary of both movies will follow later, but what is important to know for now is that the Northuldra, an indigenous group that appears in Frozen II, are heavily inspired by the Sámi – with their consent.

Who is the Queen of Arendelle in frozen 2?

Are Anna and Elsa mixed?

The hiddenness of Anna and Elsa's biracial identity touches on a long history of passing—either voluntarily or non-voluntarily—by many bi- and multi-racial people.

What race is Honeymaren?

Honeymaren is a member of the Northuldra tribe who become friends with the protagonists, and Ryder's sister.

Are Elsa and Anna Norwegian?

In the opening scenes, we meet Elsa and Anna and their parents — an African American actor plays their father. It was unexpected, Elsa and Anna are both portrayed in the animated film as two Norwegian princesses from the 1840s — it's highly unlikely that their father, the King, was not white.

What religion is Arendelle?

The state religion of Arendelle, the fictional setting in Disney's Frozen (2013) and its sequels, is probably similar to the real world Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway, as other posters have noted.

Who was Elsa modeled after?

A few months after the film's release, visual development artist Claire Keane (the daughter of Disney Legend Glen Keane) published early concept art of Elsa that was modeled after the singer Amy Winehouse.

What culture is Kristoff from Frozen?

His design takes inspiration from traditional Sámi culture. Quiet and reclusive, Kristoff prefers a solitary life, but after meeting Princess Anna of Arendelle, he helps her on her journey to find her older sister Elsa on the North Mountain after she freezes summer with her powers.

Is Frozen 2 about Native Americans?

Disney's animated film Frozen was inspired by Sámi culture, and for its sequel, Frozen 2, Walt Disney Animation Studios received consultation from a Sámi working group (“Verddet”) on elements within the film that are inspired by the Indigenous People's homelands.

Who are the indigenous people in Frozen?

Anna and Elsa are not white either. They are Northuldra raised Arendellian, aka Native Raised Other. Regardless of where they end up by the end of the movie, they are and always will be Native women.

What language is Arendelle?

The meaning of Arendelle

In Old Norse, 'Aren' may be derived from the Old Norse 'ørn', which means “eagle”, and 'delle' is derived from 'dalr', which means “valley” – so it can be translated as 'Valley of the Eagles'.

Is Northuldra a real tribe?

As for whether Elsa and Anna are white … the Northuldra are modeled on the Sami, an indigenous people scattered across northern Scandinavia and northwestern Russia who have faced a great deal of discrimination, but there's a lot of disagreement about the genetic and linguistic origins of Sami to this day.

Are Elsa and Anna Russian?

Frozen II:

In the Disney film adaptation, Anna is depicted as the princess of Arendelle, a fictional Scandinavian kingdom, and the younger sister of Elsa (Idina Menzel), who is the heiress to the throne and possesses the elemental ability to create and control ice and snow.

What is Elsa's full name?

Originally Answered: In Frozen What are Elsa and Anna's full names? They would either take their kingdom's name (Elsa of Arendelle/Anna of Arendelle), or, at that time in Norway, they would've taken the name of their father (Elsa Agnarrsdotter/Anna Agnarrsdotter).

Do Elsa and Anna have a last name?

Anna and Elsa's last name in Frozen has finally been decoded as Agnarrsdatter or Idunasdatter, based on historical context and naming patterns in Norway in the 1860s or 1870s.

What era is Frozen set in?

The time period for Frozen is set in July 1843. In the upper left-hand corner of the geographical map shown in Frozen II, it is suggested by a set of Roman numerals that the year in which Agnarr and Iduna's ship sank was 1840. (MDCCCXL is the exact numeral order.)

What is the Disney princess's ethnicity?

What tribe was Elsa's mom?

Wait, so Anna and Elsa have indigenous ancestry now? It seems like it—they learn that their mother was a member of the Northuldra tribe, which is described as being true to the earth and guided by spirits.

Is Elsa asexual?

It's widely accepted by Disney fans, the LGBTQ community, and specifically the aro/ace communities that she's asexual and aromantic, so it should be made canon in Frozen 3.

Is Elsa from Frozen autistic?

We also see hints of Elsa's anxiety, so common in autism: her fears about her magical powers, her reluctance to be in the limelight as queen and her desire to “let it go.” Toward the end, we also see her anxiety as Anna falls into a deep coma.

Is Frozen 3 coming out?

DiscussingFilm, a reliable source for film updates, has confirmed that Frozen 3 is set to hit theaters in 2026. While the specific release date within the year remains elusive, fans can anticipate a cinematic return at some point during this timeline.