With the spirits as her guide, Elsa follows the call to Ahtohallan, where she discovers that she is the fifth spirit of the Enchanted Forest—the bridge that connects magic and people. Elsa accepts her role and uses her powers to reveal the truth about King Runeard and his dam, passing that truth to her sister Anna.
According to Iduna, Ahtohallan is considered a spirit and is the "mother" of all the other spirits. According to Iduna's notes, Ahtohallan is the source of the magic in the Enchanted Forest as well as those of the spirits, including Elsa's powers.
Elsa followed a mysterious voice to the frozen center of Ahtohallan, where she learned that her ancestor, King Runeard, murdered indigenous people of the Northuldran tribes to gain access to their resources.
Elsa then went down further into Ahtohallan to discover the truth of what happened that day in the Enchanted Forest, seeing Runeard assassinating the unarmed Northuldra leader. Elsa slowly began to freeze; before doing so completely she was able to send out a message to Anna about what she had discovered.
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How does Elsa know she is the fifth spirit?
With the spirits as her guide, Elsa follows the call to Ahtohallan, where she discovers that she is the fifth spirit of the Enchanted Forest—the bridge that connects magic and people. Elsa accepts her role and uses her powers to reveal the truth about King Runeard and his dam, passing that truth to her sister Anna.
There was no fifth spirit before Elsa was born because there was no need for a bridge—humans and nature lived in harmony, so there was no gap to cross.
The directors have confirmed that Elsa and Anna are both the fifth spirit, as in that their bond is what united the Enchanted Forest and Arendelle, though Elsa is still considered the OFFICIAL fifth spirit.
Because of the kingdom's negative feelings towards the Northuldra, Iduna kept her heritage a secret for many years, though she finally told him everything shortly before their deaths. Agnarr and Iduna's oldest daughter (Elsa) was born with the power to control ice and snow.
No, Elsa and Rapunzel are not twins. However, it seems likely that they are cousins. We see the specifics of Rapunzel's birth in Tangled. The queen of Corona must have been Rapunzel's mother, or else the flower's powers could not have transferred to Rapunzel's hair.
So because Elsa is the gift of Iduna's good deed, the fifth spirit who was chosen to rectify the evil deeds committed by her grandfather, it is why the voice calling to her is that of her mother when she did the first right thing by saving Agnarr.
Due to the bad blood between their people, Iduna kept both her heritage and her rescue of Agnarr in the forest a secret for many years, though she finally confessed everything to him shortly before their deaths.
While it took some time for Frozen 3 to get a date, the animated threequel was confirmed for a 2026 release in February 2024. During a quarterly earnings call in early 2024, Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed a new slate for the studio, including a release date for Frozen 3.
No, their mother and her people only took advantage of the gifts nature offered them. They themselves never had any magic of their own and when Elsa showed up and had magic they were fairly shocked and confused.
Since Frozen and its spin-offs explored much of Arendelle, Frozen 3 may dive deeper into the lore of the Enchanted Forest and the Northuldra tribe. It may also explore Elsa's life in the Enchanted Forest after peace was restored between Northuldra and Arendelle.
She died and was reborn to take on her true form like has happened in so many stories before. With that transformation, Frozen 2 has made Elsa an immortal spirit now. Like how Frozen 2's other four spirits appear as animals but more than just that, Elsa still appears human but is more than just that.
According to Reddit user Petertwnsnd, there are actually at least two connections to the kingdom of Arendelle and tale of Frozen *woven* into Moana (literally)...but they're hard to spot. See, one of the tapestries in Moana actually contains an embroidered image of the snow monster that guards Elsa's castle.
Elysium is the first daughter of Elsa and Jack Frost, protagonists in Frozen and Rise of the Guardians. She is also a Princess of Arendelle and Junior Guardian of Winter.
Frozen 2 revealed that Elsa is the Fifth Spirit — but not the first. Frozen 2 expands on the lore and people of Arendelle and delves into the franchise's elemental magic. One of these new developments is that Elsa's powers stem from nature and that she is the final piece to reunite all the land.
Eventually, in a visually impressive centerpiece sequence, Elsa travels on her own to a far-off glacier and learns the truth about the past: the previous king of Arendelle (Elsa and Anna's grandfather) wasn't a peaceful ruler, but had engineered a fake get-together with his own troops and the Northuldra in an attempt ...
Also, she spoke directly to Elsa in Atohallan. While other people in that scene appeared only in her memories, she actually heard her mother's voice singing to her. The only explanation for this is that Iduna was previously the fifth spirit, and thus her spirit still lies within Atohallan.
