{"id":2033,"date":"2014-03-12T17:22:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T17:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/?p=2033"},"modified":"2014-03-12T17:22:23","modified_gmt":"2014-03-12T17:22:23","slug":"the-real-little-mermaid-calls-copenhagen-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/the-real-little-mermaid-calls-copenhagen-home\/","title":{"rendered":"The Real Little Mermaid Calls Copenhagen Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Fact: Captivated by Hans Christian Anderson's \"The Little Mermaid\" story, the founder of Carlsberg Breweries commissioned a statue in Copenhagen Harbour, which was unveiled in 1913.<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DenmarkLittleMermaid.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2034 aligncenter\" alt=\"DenmarkLittleMermaid\" src=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DenmarkLittleMermaid.jpeg\" width=\"450\" height=\"3500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2028The most famous mermaid statue in the world sits upon a rock in Denmark\u2019s Copenhagen Harbour, commissioned by Carlsberg Breweries owner Carl Jacobsen and unveiled in 1913. Indeed enamored with the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale,\u00a0<i>The Little Mermaid<\/i>, Jacobsen chose the mermaid as a symbol to hearten wary travelers entering and leaving busy Copenhagen Harbour.<\/p>\n<p>Sculptor Edvard Eriksen originally intended to model the statue after Copenhagen Royal Theatre ballet dancer Ellen Price, who had recently starred in a production choreographed to the Andersen tale, but Ms. Price refused to model nude for the sculptor. The final statue, based on its realistic, understated feminine proportions, is presumably a very good likeness of the sculptor\u2019s wife, Eline.<\/p>\n<p>The original statue proved so popular in Copenhagen Harbour that multiple full-sized and miniature reproductions were soon created throughout Denmark, and subsequently throughout the world.\u00a0\u00a0Copies of the statue may be found at Carlsberg Breweries and Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark; Utah, Iowa, Michigan, California and Connecticut in the USA; China; Spain; Brazil, Romania; and The Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n<p>This mermaid\u2019s design is uniquely different from the general conception of the single fishtailed siren of popular folklore in that she has twin tails morphing off of very human-like legs and feet, thus creating a fresh vision of \u201cThe Mermaid\". In the 100 years since Jacobsen and Eriksen unveiled their masterpiece, The Little Mermaid has become a world famous icon, most notably as a result of the 1989 Disney cartoon musical of the same title.<\/p>\n<p>And Disney, as it does, turned what was supposed to be Anderson\u2019s sad story of doomed love, endless heartbreak, and eventual death into the fairytale with a happy ending that we have grown up loving.<\/p>\n<p>Which characters in books or movies from your childhood are native to your country? Find out about more than just fairytales from Denmark in our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearnusa.com\/true-or-false-facts\/danish.php\">True or False Danish Video<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DenmarkLittleMermaid2.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2035 aligncenter\" alt=\"Denmark\" src=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DenmarkLittleMermaid2.jpeg\" width=\"450\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fact: Captivated by Hans Christian Anderson&#8217;s &#8220;The Little Mermaid&#8221; story, the founder of Carlsberg Breweries commissioned a statue in Copenhagen Harbour, which was unveiled in 1913. \u2028The most famous mermaid statue in the world sits upon a rock in Denmark\u2019s Copenhagen Harbour, commissioned by Carlsberg Breweries owner Carl Jacobsen and unveiled in 1913. 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