All About Prince Eric & His BROTHER! | Disney The Little Mermaid Analysis
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Today's video is all about Price Eric! Where's he from? When did his story take place? And, wait, WHAT?! He has siblings?!
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... Denmark is where the original author of the Little Mermaid, Hans Christian Anderson, was from.
Hans. His name is Hans. Coincidence? I think not
curryvid That is AMAZING. I never even THOUGHT of that!
curryvid Hans Christian Anderson also wrote The Ice Queen, the source material for Frozen. Also, Hans-Kristof-Anna-Sven. Sounds similar to Hans Christian Anderson doesn't it?
That's right! Frozen and The Little Mermaid were based on stories written by the same person! It would make sense for them to be set in similar places amd times. (Depending on the writer's style.)
it doesn't really work because of how the characters pronunced the name Anna ..the "A" sounds like an O sound. It's "Onna" So Hans Christan Onna-Sven.. So unless they pronunced Anderson's "A" as Ondersen
Hans could be a grandson of Ariel and Eric. He looks similar to Eric and has red hair not to mention he comes from a huge family like Ariel. Which would explain the the 70 year gap in the timeline between the 2 movies.
Also Eric was just chilling out on the sea. He was supposed to fall for the princess of glowerhaven but didn't. But I'm completely infatuated with your theory too!
Nordic does not just mean Norway. Finland, Sweden, and Denmark are Nordic too.
Cool theory, you do know Hans Christen Anderson writer of Little Mermaid and the Snow Queen is from.... Denmark.
Everette Bradfute
Snow white is German
However many his fables were inspired while he was in Italy between the Mediterranean Sea where Prince Eric castle is located
With all due respect, you did that much research but never noticed that The Little Mermaid and The Snow Queen (Frozen) were both by Hans Christian Andersen ... Of Denmark???
What if Prince Eric used to date Anna when they were teenagers? Distance would be how they finished dating
If you have ever seen the musical version, it is confirmed Eric's parents are dead and Grimsby has long since been ruler and guardian until Eric became of age
Ariel's dresses are very similar to those of the 1860s, but with the sleeves they do fall more into the 1830s era, so you may very we'll be right.
I remember a special years ago where they said her clothes were all inspired by Princess Diana and her fairytale wedding. So, I've always assumed Ariel's clothes will never fit in perfectly anywhere.
My only issue is that Eric's Kingdom and Atlantica appear to have some more tropical surroundings that wouldn't be found in denmark, like palm trees, tropical fish, etc.
If we take the theory that the ship in The Little Mermaid is indeed Anna and Elsa's parents' ship, that would fit with the argument that said movie takes place before the main events in Frozen
I forgot about that theory! I've been hearing that Tarzan/Elsa are siblings theory so much that the more plausible ones fell out of my head! Thanks for the reminder, Karia!
Karla Pinkie I love this and I really wish it could happen.. but with the locations and links between all thses movies, comes a rather important peice of (widely concidered - close to being) 'cannon' information. I am of course referring to the ship at the beginning of the little mermaid.
(The info I'm using is from the creators of the respective movies)
While Ariel explors the sunken ship (believed to be the sunken ship of Anna and Elsa's perants) she is placed at 16 years old, while Eric is, shortly after, celebrating his 18th birthday (then fire, Ariel save him, yadda, yadda, yadda). These ages are very important! (And cannon from the creators).
Now over to Frozen.. When the King and Queen or Arendale die, it is confirmed that Elsa is 18 and Anna is 15. It is 3 years later when the Events of Frozen take place. And what is the confirmed age of Hans at this point? 23!.
The earliest the little mermaid could take place (with the ship) is 3 years before Frozen.. but 3 years before Frozen.. Hans would be 20... but.. he couldn't be the youngest then.. as Eric is 18.. therefore, proving this incorrect.
Yes, I know the whole 'Ariel explores the sunken ship of the King and Queen of Arendale' thing isn't cannon... but one of the big reasons so many fans place The little mermaid in Denmark.. is because it would make sence for the King and Queen to go to a wedding of a princess accross the Sea in Germany (from Norway).. so the ship could have easily sunken in Denmark.
I appreciate it a lot if anyone reads this.
If I've gotten anything wrong, then please correct me.. or let me know if you agree with my findings.
Karla Pinkie pssh... Ship may as well belong to captain hook...
@infinityrose92 he did say you can tie them all together basically giving us a permission to accept this as canon but only until frozen 2 came in
If you watch The Little Mermaid very carefully you'll notice a picture in Eric's Castle of Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip from Sleeping Beauty
Siren Sixx WHAT DOES THIS MEAN??! ლ(́◉◞౪◟◉‵ლ)
Since that Rapunzel is German, Snow White is also confirmed to be Germany in the 19th century. Does that mean Snow White a. Was a ruler of Corona and/or b. Rapunzel's ancestor?
The same could be said for Belle and Cinderella (More likely her prince) since their both french and the prince also been pictured with brown hair and brown eyes?
It's possible, Disney often references Snow White as the head of the princesses, so maybe she's related to all of them!
tecinally it's Cinderella who is referenced as being the head of the princess.. but a friend of mine and I created a Disney family tree which starts with Snow White and ends with Elsa&Anna's including Prince Hans.
ToMaiBetter whoa!
Could be different German kingdoms or regions
No, Snow White is from southern Germany and Rapunzel is from northern Germany. They were seperate kingdoms.
I think Eric was the firstborn or secondborn prince. Because even though Eric seems so sheltered and unimportant, he _is_ king by the sequel, which means he must've inherited anyways. Also, in the Disney musical stage adaptation, Grimsby begs Eric to return to shore, "fulfill [his] father's dying wish, and take up his crown" (to which Eric replies that that's not the life for him).
I think it's possible Eric tried to excuse himself from being in line for the throne, but something happened and he ended up King anyways. Of course, this implies something major must've happened politically with the Royal family, if a family member that dissociated themself politically had to step in and rule. Some kind of incident or scandal involving the majority of the other heirs.
Actually correct me if I'm wrong but Ariel was queen in sequel so Eric would be king, also I don't think hans and Eric are related the southern isles could mean the islands in the Mediterranean sea because some people called it the southern seas making the islands the southern isles, plus if hans and Eric are related then who are the other 9 princes? I'm not sure if I'm right but that's my theory on one of my favorite Disney movies the little mermaid. I love Ariel and Eric so much!!!
What about Eric being a nephew of Hans? That he is actually the son of the eldest of Hans' brothers. That would allow The Little Mermaid to happen after Frozen
I did something a while back. I estimated when exactly each Disney Princess lived and what country they lived in. Snow White in the mid-western Holy Roman Empire, Cinderella in Alsace/Lorraine, Sleeping Beauty in France, ect. But one Disney Princess that really gave me a headache was Ariel. Most people believe that her story takes place on the coast of Denmark and others believe that it takes place in one of the Mediterranean countries. It's half and half. I used to believe that The Little Mermaid took place in Denmark. One, because the original tale was written by Hans Christian Anderson. Two, Eric's name has Nordic roots, and three, the dress Ariel wears when's she's touring the kingdom looks like a "watered down" (for a lack of better words) version of a traditional Danish dress. But, other than that, that was all the evidence I had. Now, I strongly believe that her story takes place somewhere in the Mediterranean and not Denmark.
For one, the geography. Eric's kingdom is portrayed as very mountainous. Last I checked, Denmark is very flat, aside from a few cliffs. Eric's castle was intended to look Mediterranean, and I have proof. In the filmmakers' commentary, John Musker and Ron Clements said they wanted to give Eric's kingdom a Mediterranean look: “That exterior of the palace Roland Wilson designed...uh, he was a great draftsman, he designed the prince's palace. He did a drawing that we loved that combined these sort of Mediterranean elements, uh, made it a palace unlike any other sort of Disney fairy tale palace, and uh, with the white-washed stucco, and was really going for a warm, southern Mediterranean feel that he thought would be attractive to a mermaid who had been stuck all her life in the cold ocean.” John Musker (45:31-45:53)
Ariel's story is for sure set in a Mediterranean country. The fish that are seen in the movie are very vibrant in color and closely resemble the marine life in the Mediterranean sea. But, what country is The Little Mermaid set in? I would think Spain in the 1830's. Her story could honestly fit any Mediterranean country, really, but The Little Mermaid certainly doesn't take place in Denmark, sadly.
I was convinced you were going to say that Eric's brother is prince charming from Cinderella, since the king attends to Eric's and Ursula's wedding. And it would make sense for the father to go to his son's wedding instead of the king of a nearby country, specially in such sort notice. But I love your theory too!
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That's a really cool theory.
A year or so ago when doing backstory for a fanfiction I actually theorized myself based on some different factors that it was actually set in Monaco starting with the warm, Mediterranean location and the really diverse array of fish that would make more sense in someplace like the Mediterranean or nearby than up in the seas around Scandinavia. Plus two factors concerning the rule of Monaco --- one, that wouldn't require Eric to ever be king, because Monaco is ruled by a Prince, and two, it would explain his lack of importance because the Prince of Monaco rules over one city region, not a very large country, and I believe at the time of the Ariel movie (I went by a clothing and architecture analysis I can't find the link to right now...) Monaco was nominally under the control of France, meaning the Prince of Monaco was nothing more than a symbolic/ceremonial role.
But your theory makes a whole lot of sense too! Man, now I want to write a parallel story where Eric has Hans as his whiny baby brother! You can bet he'd never stand for Hans' behavior in Arendelle.
Niikkii yeah, but that didn't mean Disney's had to be. The original Princess and the Frog was German. New Orleans is definitely not Germany. Besides, I still stand by the fact that there are a lot of tropical fish for the cold northern seas, even if Fangirl's theory does make a lot of sense from a different perspective.
What’s the name of this fan fiction and where can I find it?
awwwwww you used my picture!!!!! I really like this Theory too!
Is this the first time you saw it? I've put it in a few videos now, and I'm sure it'll be back again! Thanks for making it
The Fangirl a lot of the time I’m doing homework or. Cleaning well listening to your theory’s so this is the first time in a while I was able to sit and watch!!
I always sensed a connect between Prince Eric and Dave Seville from Alvin and the Chipmunks.
Eric looks just like Dave maybe their long lost brothers. For what I know is that Dave rejected the throne to become a musician owner of Alvin and the Chipmunks.
I personally think Hans is related to the two thieves in Tangled Eugene used to do business with. I mean all three of them are redheads, and as Hans told Anna, his brothers were mean to him, and those guys don't seem like the type of people you would want to mess with.
It never crossed my mind as a kid that Erik’s father or even his mother were never around although I did use to kind of wonder why his life style was not as traditional as other forms of royalty in other fairytales. However as I got older I came to the assumption that both of his parents were dead and that the reason why he wasn’t showing any interest in getting married or becoming king was because he was just being a careless who didn’t want to succumb to his responsibilities. This is supported in the Broadway musical in which Grimsby tells Eric in the opening musical number that he wants him to fulfill his fathers dying wish of taking the throne. Also in the little mermaid 2 it is likely to assume that both Eric and Ariel are king and queen of this area they rule over but I guess it’s easy to assume that both the play and the sequel are not canon.
Lol the little mermaid was the first disney movie i remember watching.
Chillaria cool.
I think it was the first Disney movie I saw in a theatre lol
Weren't Eric and Ariel King and Queen in the sequel?
Eating Elephants Yes they are.
Eating Elephants Maybe the parents of Eric changed their mind?
Morgana called Eric still 'prince'.
Morgana called Eric "Prince". Just because a royal marries doesn't automatically make them king and queen.
Excellent video.
Very good work on the placement of the countries.
We know that Frozen and Tangled have an official connection, since Rapunzel is seen meeting Anna just before Elsa's coronation.
My theory is that Corona was the last port of call for their parents' ship before it sank at sea.
I always assumed that the river leading out of Arendelle Harbor is a sealane that eventually reaches Corona.
If you want a set date for The Little Mermaid, it gets even harder. The painting in Ariel's grotto when she sings questioning the burning of fire during "Part of Your World" is the painting by French artist Georges de la Tour and is titled "Magdalen with the Smoking Flame". It was painted circa 1640. But after the artist died his works were forgotten until 1915. The painting currently resides in the Louvre in Paris France. The question how did the painting in the Little Mermaid end up with Ariel? It's also clear that the painting is still in good condition and has not been in the water long for the oil paint to start dissolving. Which means the painting was purchased before the painters death in 1652 and sunk with the ship transporting it. Meaning the Little Mermaid takes place much earlier then Frozen did. In fact if you take Moana in to account where Sebastian the crab is mentioned, it's possible that the take place very close to each other.
@infinityrose92 remember that the paints works were forgotten after his death until the 1900's. And didn't become popular after they were found. No one would repaint something that wasn't worth something or even known.
@infinityrose92 I think i remember reading on the internet long ago that the directors confirmed that little mermaid happens in 1930s(1936 or 1937, I think)…but I can’t find anymore.
Wasn't hans Christian Andersen Danish?
( if so that would be a funny Easter egg)
My instincts say he was German, but I have never tried to look that up lol
The Fangirl according to a quick Google research : he was Danish/ Scandinavian
There's also a little mermaid statue in Denmark. And in the little mermaid TV shows, Hans Christian Anderson appears in an episode.
ToMaiBetter oh yeah I had forgotten about the t.v show
lavender sapphire
He is
I'm betting Hans may have been an uncle of Eric instead because of the timeline. Maybe cookware used by Louie could add to hints of the decade.
It makes sense that it's set in Denmark, considering the author of the little mermaid was danish and there's a statue of the mermaid there as a memorial for the story and the author.
We know exactly when The Little Mermaid happens. In The Little Mermaid tv-series (s2 episode 8 "Metal Fish"), 15-year-old Ariel meets H.C. Andersen and this meeting inspire the author to make a fairy tale about a mermaid. This must have happened before 1836 when Andersen wrote his famous fairy tale Den Lille Havfrue.
Due to the little mermaid being published in 1836, and the big sleeves Ariel wears, the movie must take place in the 1830’s. Also the map in Frozen Fever is dated to 1860, and it takes place a year after Frozen.
it makes total sense it´s being set on Denmark as the author of The Little Mermaid story is actually a Dannish one: Hans Christian Andersen. (He also wrote The Snow Queen novel, so "Frozen" is definitively linked to the Little Mermaid world time-line.)
Prince Eric is my favorite prince. I love him 😍. He was the only prince I wanted to marry out of Disney (not including my Demi-god and tadashi from big hero 6)
In the little mermaid 2 if we watch carefuly on the background when they present melody to triton and at the end during sebastien's song i think we can see eric's parents his dad look like prince charming's dad
in poor unfortunate souls, ursula says the words 'come winds of the Caspian Sea!' so that has always lead me to believe that Atlantica is there. and Eric's seaside kingdom is on the coast. the main kingdom could be another place as during the wedding we catch a glimpse at two people who resemble The King in Cinderlla & the guy he was always yelling at (the one with the single eye glass, cant remember what thats called lol.). but the difference between the person we see at the wedding and the King in Cinderella is that the person we see is older. perhaps its likely that Eric is the brother of Prince Edward "Prince Charming" from Cinderella?
Cousin is more likely. The prince in Cinderella is an only child according to that movie. But the king's wife according to Cinderella 3 was a redhead he met at a beach, so maybe one of Eric's parents had a sister who married that king. A nautically inclined redhead as a positive experience/memory could also have skewed Eric's tastes a bit, at the risk of seeming freudian.
@@rvawildcardwolf2843 I could see it Eric and charming do look extremely similar so they could related but I don’t think Eric is his brother I think he could be charmings son the only trait he has that no one in Cinderella has is Eric has guts and as far as my memory goes not really anyone in Cinderella has guts please correct me if I’m wrong I just watched the 1950 movie for the first time in about 6 or 7 years and I haven’t seen the other 2 movies in about 7 years
What about the amazing tropical sealife a hop, skip, and a plunge away? Could Eric's kingdom be in the Caribbean? That would explain Sebastian... Or maybe colorful coral and fish are just prettier than sand and rocks lol Or maybe Triton's power keeps it a tropical climate even in waters off Scandinavia.
I actually think Eric is a nephew of Hans not brother. after the fact he is younger and also the move is taken place after frozen. because the parents both are in the movie. but maybe not that many years later .because 12 brothers can give a lot of years between them and Erik is likely son of the oldest.but it is right that Hans is from Denmark if you look at the map shown in frozen fever .and the map of Denmark. you will see that southern island and Fyn look the exact same . also Fyn is where H.C Andersen lived
link to proof the map part www.google.dk/search?biw=1920&bih=949&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=8AtGWuu8DaTE6QTO-obICQ&q=frozen+fever+map+fyn&oq=frozen+fever+map+fyn&gs_l=psy-ab.3...10194.11240.0.11687.4.4.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..4.0.0....0.iG0JD6qeY9s#imgrc=NjBEOWf1wwPX_M:
I never thought of Eric's backstory.( obviously he has parents)
What about Italy because there ere a lot of islands there too. And since the sea in Italy is much more warm as the weather all the fishes in would make more sense
I did this exsact theory a few months ago and had the same evidence but I looked at the clothing and other people's opinions and the timing didn't fit Since Hans says he is the youngest but I still enjoyed the video.
hans and erik look very different. i doupt they're related.
Every time I make a point based on looks, the comments get flooded with "I'm ____ and my siblings all look extremely different from me!" Also, don't forget that Eric is 2D and Hans is 3D - they might look very different if they switched animation styles.
might look different but color? i just feel like eye color is too much of a strech. but yeah its a maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayb. still dont think so tho
They can look a bit different people can have siblings that look nothing like each other if the parents look different or they have the resesive gene it can happen and images if Hans‘ dad was not Eric’s that would explain why his brothers don’t like or talk to him and why he’s desperate for power
They have the same jawline and similar facial structures, but their hair and eye colors don't match. Flynn and Hans, on the other hand...
I don't think the friendly Prince Eric is one of the evil Prince Hans' 12 older brothers, but, if Noah Schnapp, who is very handsome with short black hair, plays Prince Eric, who isn't an evil character like Prince Hans, in the live-action/CGI remake of "The Little Mermaid", it would be as if Disney brought Charlie Brown and the little red-haired girl together, if Francesca Angelucci Capaldi, who has long red hair and a beautiful voice, plays Ariel, that is!
I love this theory and I really wish it could happen.. but with the locations and links between all thses movies, comes a rather important peice of (widely concidered - close to being) 'cannon' information. I am of course referring to the ship at the beginning of the little mermaid.
(The info I'm using is from the creators of the respective movies)
While Ariel explors the sunken ship (believed to be the sunken ship of Anna and Elsa's perants) she is placed at 16 years old, while Eric is, shortly after, celebrating his 18th birthday (then fire, Ariel save him, yadda, yadda, yadda). These ages are very important! (And cannon from the creators).
Now over to Frozen.. When the King and Queen or Arendale die, it is confirmed that Elsa is 18 and Anna is 15. It is 3 years later when the Events of Frozen take place. And what is the confirmed age of Hans at this point? 23!.
The earliest the little mermaid could take place (with the ship) is 3 years before Frozen.. but 3 years before Frozen.. Hans would be 20... but.. he couldn't be the youngest then.. as Eric is 18.. therefore, proving this incorrect.
Yes, I know the whole 'Ariel explores the sunken ship of the King and Queen of Arendale' thing isn't cannon... but one of the big reasons so many fans place The little mermaid in Denmark.. is because it would make sence for the King and Queen to go to a wedding of a princess accross the Sea in Germany (from Norway).. so the ship could have easily sunken in Denmark.
I appreciate it a lot if anyone reads this.
If I've gotten anything wrong, then please correct me.. or let me know if you agree with my findings.
infinityrose92 Eric being Greek is a really cool idea. He could certainly have the look, as do several of the townspeople. It also goes along with the fanon of Ariel and Hercules being related, since Atlantica doesn’t seem to be too incredibly far from the shore. But yeah, you’re absolutely right about the architecture and environment. I always just assumed that it’s supposed to be Denmark, given the source material, but this makes way more sense.
The problem with this theory is that Hans' brothers are all named in the Frozen novelization. It's entirely possible that TLM takes place a generation before or after Frozen, and Eric could be an uncle or nephew of Hans. He certainly is not Hans' father. For starters, he's not cruel and vindictive. And, as you said, Eric's land is a principality, not a kingdom, which is what indicates that Eric is not the crown prince.
Some people think the ship that Ariel explores in the beginning of The Little Mermaid is the one that sank in Frozen. If this were the case Frozen would have to happen first in the timeline.
I think Hans is from Faroe island and it close to both Norway and Denmark and island
just off the Scottish coastline
The prince from Cinderella could be the oldest son. There was a theory on wotso video that Prince Eric is his son because of the Kings cameo in The Little Mermaid. But it would make more sense for them to be brothers. Or at the very least cousins.
He is the air cuz in the sequel he's known as The King andariel's known as Queen
Taylor Edwards while she has made a lot of assumptions with this theory, it is still possible that Eric became king. The heir(or heir depending on how many brothers were ahead of him) could have died, been found unfit to rule, or advocated the throne for the their own reasons. The little mermaid 2 takes place at least a decade after the original and a lot can happen. If a couple of the brothers became the thieves from Rapenzel like one theory suggests, they could been seen as unfit to rule. Others brothers could give up the throne due to joining the church, romance (being gay, love with a divorcee, love with someone of low status, etc) or maybe not feeling up to the challenge. This theory relays heavily on all Disney animated films being connected and that the locations are based on a real world map. I don't think either has been confirmed so this theory probably isn't true. Actually, I don't think we ever see any family members on Eric's side and with 13 brothers there would be a picture or something. Based on what I have seen about Eric, he probably wouldn't be the brother to pretend you don't exist unless you really made him mad and then he would probably confront you.
The sequel is not canonical the little mermaid died.
My mind is blown! 🤩🤯
I've always assumed he was the ruler of a small principality (his initial is on every furniture, carriage, ship... unless he shares an initial with his father, like Ariel with her mother)
I like this theory but frozen takes place (as i believe) in the late 1830s/ early 1840s due to the overall technology in the film but in the little mermaid, during the scene where the birds are stalling the wedding you can catch a brief frame of the king and his brown haired friend( i cant for the life of me remember his name) from cinderella which takes place in the 1890s due to the fashion and technology also, so unless there is at least a 30 year sibling age gap between hans and eric i dont think this theory works
Hey when Eric and Ariel meet Elsa maybe Ariel will have some knowledge of Elsa's powers because of the magic her family has.
Fun fact. We can see a large painting of Princess Aurora and Prince Philip on the wall of Eric's Castle. Has relatives been confirmed? And if we look closely, we see the King and Grand Duke from the Cinderella are guests at the wedding of Eric and Vanessa. Are Prince Charming and Eric brothers or cousins? Something like that could at least be imagined.
From the TV series we know that Little Mermaid happens sometimes after 1837. Ariel is one of the few Disney characters who have met their own creator. Ariel met Hans Christian Andersen, face to face. Somewhere Anna, Elsa and Rapunzel running around at the same time (And in map of Arendelle we see the Roman numbers MDCCCXL which means 1840). Did Ursula possibly kill the parents of Anna and Elsa? Maybe, we'll see the storm in both.
And where is the Gloverhaven harbor from which Eric was sailing back to home with the statue? Is Glowerhaven Amsterdam?
P.S. The fan-made chronology has include some others mistakes, such as Tarzan, who was born in 1889 and is the second other Disney character who met his creator E.R. Burroughs in the TV series before 1912.
Well, Disney confirmed that Eric Castle is in Italy one year ago. It’s a pity that this video was made without this information, it would changed everything. But anyway I still like you theory 😍
This had been my fan theory since Frozen came out.
I'd also like to state the idea that Eric's uniforms are Naval, as he's a seafaring guy, while Han's would be dress uniforms of the Army, so there's that difference.
And we have to consider that Ariel's dinner dress was probably brought out of storage from a previous noblewoman of the castle (A cousin or sister nobody bothered to talk about) so it's fashion being off or outdated could be expected.
It's been confirmed that that Little Mermaid is in Denmark as that's where the writer is from.
But I don't think they are brother. It's more likely that Hans is brothers with the two thefts from tangled. As they look a lot more alike.
I think Eric could be related to Cinderella's Prince Charming as they look more alike.
There is also a theory that ariel ruled over Cinderella’s kingdom
Yes I remember hearing this theory but I don't think it's Areil, maybe Areil and Eric had another child or it could be Areil grandkid. Becuase I remember in Cinderella 3 that the King mentions that his wife gave him a shell and how he treasures that gift also the kingdom in Cinderella isn't near any ocean or sea ( At least from what I saw) so I think that Areil's descendent married the king and the shell came from the beach in the Little Mermaid (I might just be imaging or saw it wrong but in Cinderella 3 we see the Queen and she had red hair)
I know this isn’t really related to Eric but
I think airel is magic because her voice was always enchanting and in the tv show she was able to make currents with her song and she was kinda able to mind control
Well, she is a mermaid; their inspiration, the sirens, had magical voices that could lure humans to crash their ships.
There is a mermaid statue in Denmark because that's where the story takes place. Very interesting theory about Eric and Hans being brothers and Denmark being the Southern Isles!!
Hey... why not try a theory on what happened to the Birds and Lizards in Zootopia?
Well, that's be easier to tackle if we had any clues at all. My guess is that they have their own societies in other places on that planet.
The Fangirl hmmm... then wouldn't you be dealing with mass immigration from these places as Well? And they would be similar to how people from Islamic countries are viewed as? (Since we don't have much on them it does make it a little harder)
Not necessarily. Like, what is the motive for a whale to move to dry land? There probably isn't one, meaning immigration for sea creatures is rare. Although, you could argue as to WHY the smaller and larger animals don't subdivide their territories based on the same type of issues.
LDS German shepherd boy
I've read somewhere (sorry, buuuut i don't have the link, so I.O.U) that even the designers and other people responsable for the movie themselves confirmed that these kinds of animals live in other places (countries, continents, etc...) of this fictional world, wich basically means that there is a "Zootopia" for birds and even reptiles, between other kinds of animals
Scarlet Sorcerer so.... there's no travel between these countries? Just trying to figure out how it would work out😅
That does seem to fit. Elsa and Anna's parents' ship sinks and the popular Disney Conspiracy theory is that Ariel visits that very ship AND at the end of the Little Mermaid, Eric uses that same ship to kill Ursula. Now another Conspiracy is that Eric's castle is like, "a summer castle" but within serious reach of the main castle, at the wedding scene it looks like the King and the Duke from Cinderella show up. There's literally a video on the Little Mermaid/Cinderella crossover but you get it. Disney is by no means simple when it comes to its movies, heck I even found a scene where The Evil Queen might just be alive, happily "Chillin' Like a Villain" (yes pun intended) in Halloween Town from Nightmare Before Christmas. So overall I think your over thinking is right on the money.
Nice theory! I see similarities between Eric and Hans (the face) but i wonder, what if:
Hans have similar face to Eric
probably two stealers from tangled are Hans brothers
they are a readhead
Sooooo...
maybe Eric isnt a brother but a father? I mean Ariel have red hair and yes they have a daughder but its not impossible, she may be the oldest but maybe shes ruling the atlantis and no one speaks about her because no one from other countries would belive that mermaids are real? And then the oldest son have too have a wiffe on the land?
Then if theory about that mother of the prince in cinderella is really Ariel would be work too because prince would be the oldest brother, who had to get a wife, his brothers doesnt have too be mentioned in movie becaouse they would be adult and not in the castle ^^
also, if mother of Eric and Hans ( in your theory) would be from Norway, then Anna and Elsa would atleast heard about Hans becaouse they would be family (cousins) and Arendelle is in Norway, ofcors if i undarstand your theory corectly :> it would be make more sense if Eric mother would be from Norway and Eric would have a son: Hans. They still would be a family but maybe not close enough to know each other
So: little mermaind tangled and frozen would be conected
if you would like to have links to this theories (about ariel being the prince mother and that stealers from tangled are hans brothers) i'll send in the comment
sorry if I made mistakes, I still learn English
Hmmm, thats interesting! But its possible that she is still in Atlantis, not as a queen, right? I mean something like "i like to be a mermaid i'll live in the sea, and dont have to be a princess so whatever" :D
Yeah, you're right ;)
The Prince and King from Cinderella were at the wedding in The Little Mermaid. Ariel was 16. She wasn't old enough to be the Prince's mum.
Alternate idea to Eric being Hans's older brother, he could be the son of one of the older brothers that already got married and had kids (we don't know the age differences of the siblings -- in my own family, the age gap between the oldest and youngest of my dad's kids is 18 years, plenty of time for me to have an older niece or nephew now that my younger sister is in her 20s). If Little Mermaid comes a few years after Frozen (if you believe the sunken ship Ariel explores is the ship that Elsa's parents were on), then in this time Eric could grow up and be old enough to marry Ariel.
There is a popular theory that the shipwreck Arel and Flounder visit is Elsa and Anna's parents' and they were on their way to Rapunzel's wedding.
I've also seen people link Ariel as Hercules cousin and Elsa as Tarzan's sister.
Imagine that family reunion! 🤣
Considering that Hans Christian Andersen was Danish, it's no surprise for Eric's kingdom to be in or near Denmark.
Then again, the weather conditions suggest southern England (as does Eric's having a conspicuously British advisor).
My reaction: (talking about where the littler mermaid is set) "she's not gonna go there." (Talks about where other princesses are from) "she's not gonna go there." (Mentions frozen takes place in Norway) "she's not gonna do it!" (Brings up Hans) "DAMN IT SHE DID IT!"
the little mermaid i thought was confirmed to have happened before frozen because it was said that ariel explored the ship that anna and elsa's parents were on, the same ship where tarzan was conceived and later went under from catching on fire
Other fun theory put out there by Disney that ties the little mermaid and frozen together is the sunken ship that Ariel swan into to find the fork is infact the ship that Anna and Elsa parents "died" on. (Tarzan story)
Secondly the *original* story of the little mermaid by Christian Andersen's, the one without a happy ending :( WAS set in Denmark.
the only problem with this theory maybe the sea life shown. Flounder is described as being a tropical fish so where Eric is should be not too far from the tropics? I have a feeling that Disney may have not thought that part through but I thought inconsistency was worth pointing out ")
I kind of have an idea for a theory. I watched the nightmare before Christmas yesterday and noticed something. When jack holds the town meeting to talk about Christmas, Sally looks apprehensive. She is supposed to be the most level headed Halloween-ite, but she wouldn't have any reason to know about Christmas town so why would jacks idea of Christmas bother her so much? I also wonder why she's so much more put together (pun) than everyone else in Halloween town.
Danyela Paintner where's the theory? All you did was ask questions
Lucky Star "kinda have an idea for a theory" as in a theory for her to make if she can put anything together with those facts. I don't have a theory and I didn't say I did.
WELL Nice to see that Ariel still is important to some despite ALL but forgotten by the studio that created her (Disney)
The original tale the film is based on is essentially a generic story that could be well ANYWHERE where as other films tell you EXACTLY where they are Judiging By Grimsby I would have put the story in 1790 BUT the TV series seems to imply the 19th centuery Alao since he story was written i same century
As some people have implied The Faroe (Pardon Spelling)Islands are a possibility AND as "Fangirl" States Denmark is islands itself
AND Iceland was once a part of Denmark
I just accept it as Generic Fairy Tale that takes place near inlet theat leaads to Ocean BUT The TV series Sequels Prequels Broadway show other book adadptation sequels have thrown alot into the mix and as I stated With Ariel Disney seems to chuc ontinuity out the window
SO WHERE DOES IT TAKE PLACE/ Denmark is a good strong choice for the author is danish Some of Erics Guards are dressed ala Danish BUT there could be on other possibility
The Danish West Indies The location is tropical hence Sebastaian prescence
Also it woulld make a journey tio Antartica plausible as shown in LM 2 And why a Manatee would be around
Erics staff etc could be loaned out or for hire wit neighboring kindoms
BUT as I stated Continuity with Ariel is chucked out the window by Disney
Examples include How Ariel met Flounder There are three versions The Ages of Ariel's sisters Where Scuttle fits in The Death of Ariel's mother Pirates or Ursula
The exact oreins of Triton GREEK? Is Ursula an Octopan )I could go onn here for QUITE awhile)
And if Eric was Hans Older Brother whattabout the other 11?
2:52 that man has a better manicure than his wife xD
It's been awhile since I was watching the Little Mermaid..but isn't there a line about him needing to be married to become king? (or so is implied) "The whole kingdom wants you to be happily married"
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This theory is AMAZING the first time I saw somebody else do this same theory but didn’t go deep so I’m happy u did :)
Yeh i support ur theory because on the sequel of lil mermaid. Morgana calls him prince eric when he's going to save ariel
I suggest by his green eyes and red hair that Hans is either a child or descendent to Ariel and Eric
Hans Christian Andersen the author of the Little Mermaid and the Snow Queen aka Frozen, was from Denmark and worte the original tale in Danish.
So I completely support your theory.
There is a statue of the Little Mermaid in Denmark as the people there firmly believe that where the tale is set.
Theres talk of the ship from the beginning of little mermaid is the ship that anna and elsa’s parents sailed on when they died. Location wise this makes sense because they could be going to see Rapunzel kingdom (they must have some connection cuz there was an easter egg of in frozen). It makes sense it would sink somewhere in the middle of nowary and germany aka right near Denmark.
Weeell...while I think it would be very fitting for The Little Mermaid to be placed in Denmark (after all, the background story is by Hans Christian Andersen who is Danish), I do have serious doubts. I mean, yes, Eric (and Hans, too, for that matter) wouold be fitting names for Danish people, and yes, the weather conditions etc. on land could totally be in Denmark...BUT for pretty much every scene under water, neither the North Sea nor the Baltic Sea seem to fit what we can see there. It seems much more exotic...
It's Denmark...it takes place in Denmark.
Believe me, I wracked my brain trying to do this very same thing, when I tried to either confirm or bust the possibility of Agnar and Aduna being Tarzan's parents, by tying the burning ship in Tarzan to being Eric's ship in Little Mermaid...needless to say, completely busted.
The problem is, while it busts the Tarzan Parentage Theory, Denmark is the opt location for the events of Little Mermaid taking place as it's effectively partway between Arendelle and Corona - the locations of Frozen and Tangled; so while it's not possible that Ma and Pa Frozen are Ma and Pa Tarzan, it's plausible that their ship is the same ship that Ariel finds in her movie.
"The Little Mermaid" (Danish: Den lille havfrue) is a fairy tale written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid who is willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul.
The tale was first published in 1837 and has been adapted to various media, including musical theatre and an animated film.
Let's broaden the idea of the Disney Princess family tree.
So Eric and Hans are brothers, and Anna and Elsa are sisters. When Anna and Elsa's parents get an a shipwreck, there's been a theory that they were washed up in the jungles of Africa. They then had a son named Tarzan. Since they were on their way to a family member's wedding, there's also been a theory that they were going to Rapunzel and Flynn Ryder's wedding. Since the king and queen were going to a cousin's wedding, that can only mean that Rapunzel is Anna and Elsa's cousin.
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I don’t believe that Hans and Eric are brothers but I think it is very possible that Eric is an ancestor or relative, as in uncle, grandfather, cousin, etc.
Me: *seeing austria on the world map* Also Me: "I AM FROM AUSTRIA!"
"not an air, but a spare" I see what you did there, from a frozen outtake. XD
When I find out that in this video that Prince Eric and Prince Hans might be brothers, I was shooketh!🤯
I love these disney theory videos. And isn't it also posible that after hans said he was the youngest his parents had another or more children.
Here's an interesting theory topic. Do you think it's possible for the "Final Boss" of the Ducktales reboot to be a cosmic entity like the Phantom Blot in the Epic Mickey Games and Magica is more like Gideon from Gravity Falls where she's a powerful witch, who created an amulet in order to open a portal on the moon to let in this great evil inside, but was foiled by the triplet's mother, who trapped Magica in the amulet, but at the expense of their mom dying in the process?
A lot of modern cartoons are bringing in the idea of the universe or world ending as the climax of the series and I think Ducktales will be no different. A lot of the showrunners and show staff working on Ducktales also worked on Gravity Falls, where Bill Cipher merging the dimensions was the climax of the series. Since a lot of times showrunners bring in ideas from their previous works, it could be possible for that idea to come back in Ducktales.
Not only that, with them name dropping other cities from Disney Afternoon shows, including Saint Canard; the show hinting at Miss Beakly being a former employee of Shush and already confirming that Darkwing will have a fairly major role in Ducktales reboot along some with some other characters from that show, it's pretty much confirmed that the Darkwing Duck and Ducktales share the same mythos. In that series there was an episode where Darkwing goes reality hopping Rick and Morty style and there's quite literally a character who's evil Darkwing from another dimension. It's not that far of a stretch for them to tie in that aspect from the sister show into this one and have the idea of other dimensions come into play in the Ducktales reboot.
Also, if VLD, another reboot of an 80s cartoon, changed things up a lot and brought in the idea of alternate dimensions, why not Ducktales?
It would also explain Donald and Scoorge's animosity towards each other at the start, since Donald believes Scoorge is responsible for her death.
But that's my theory about that, but I'm super curious about what your take on that whole thing is.
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I love theories about certain characters from different movies/shows being related.
There actually is a clue in The Little Mermaid. Ariel raided a ship that looks like Anna and Elsa’s parents ship, so Little Mermaid definitely took place before Frozen.
Disney Dude or you can read the actual book instead of bullshit theories....
It's thought that Anne Boleyn enjoyed French clothing because she spent many years in France.
Whoa! So then why does Ursula bring up the winds of the Caspian seas in poor unfortunate souls? Does she already rule there and is making a move to expand her sea kingdom?
In some countries princes were given dukedoms so they still had responsibilities
PLZ DO A PART 2 TO THIS THEORY WOTSO VIDEOS HAS DONE ONE SIMILAR AFTER U WATCH THAT VIDEO COULD YOU MAKE A FAMILY TREE OF HANS FAMILY? ( plus love this vid it’s amazing:)
MY MIND IS BLOWN!!!
I would say that "Germanic" doesn't necessarily mean "German" and Nordic doesn't mean "Norwegian". Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and possibly Iceland are all considered Nordic, and "Germanic" can refer to really any culture that speaks a Germanic language, which would include, the Dutch, the Germans, The Nordic peoples, and even the English. Hans apparently is also a Nordic name, not just German.
@TheFangirl Hi! I really like this theory. I also read a theory in an article suggesting that Hans has a sister who is Prince Charming's mother, and then he in turn is Prince Eric's father by Cinderella. Basically, Hans is Eric's great-uncle. However, I don't think this makes sense either. So, I think that Hans' mother and Prince Charming's grandmother are sisters, meaning that Hans and Eric are 2nd cousins once-removed. What do you think?
yo this had SUCH a plot twist I fully support the idea of Eric and Hans being brothers
my mind has blown-up for learning that Eric might be an elder brother of Hans!! I could have seen that comming on!!
So if Hans married Anna... Anna, Elsa, and Rapunzel would've been part of Eric and Hans' family and in-laws to Ariel!