King Haakon VII: All for Norway
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awesome
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reigninoel When the family tree is a circle.
Their gene pool is shallower than their bathtubs.
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It was the old Danish King Christian who remained at his post, riding daily through Copenhagen. When a stupid SS man said that it was a disgrace that the king rode alone with no one to protect him, someone replied, "All of us in Copenhagen protect him." That's respect.
The best part is because of Hitler's massive respect for the Scandinavians Viking background the Danes were the only nation (I believe) who had basically no military presence until the Danish government was dissolved in '43.
He had big huevos, that's for sure.
What happened to that stupid SS man?
Actually the Danes rescued all their jewish people sending them over to Sweden
When you aknowledged Norway was "no pushover" holding the line against germany for 2 months, longer than any other invaded country - a tear came to my eye. As a nurse I know a lot of people that lived during the war. It means alot. Thanks
That's actually incorrect. Of alle the continental countries, Greece lasted the longest at 219 days of resistance, and they fought against 4 countries at once... Norway lasted only 62 days against Germany alone.
Håkon Mo Flataker But you see when Germany invaded Norway Germans took the majority losses with over 5,000 dead and only 2,300 Norwegians died during the invasion while in Greece Germany lost 1,099 men while Greece lost 13,408 men.
@@JMinuteman We're talking length of resistance, not loss of soldiers. According to historical record, Greece resisted for a total of 219 days against Italy, Germany, Bulgaria and Albania between October 1940 and April 1941 when the nazis launched a final, massive attack. It would only make sense that Greece had more casualties, as they had to fight more invading forces than Norway.
Håkon Mo Flataker But you can’t really compare the resistance of both countries since Greece has a bigger population and had more available manpower and also counting that Norway had no idea of such invasion while Greece had known more since they had already been invaded by Italy and had more available manpower and troops while Norway not having an idea wasn’t able to mobilize enough to put up a better resistance so I’m just saying comparing the resistance of Norway and Greece against Germany is quite an unfair comparison.
Emperor Puyi This is still not a legitimate argument. You see, OP said Norway held the longest. They didn’t. Greece did.
An interesting fact is that the very last act Haakon VII did before leaving for exile in 1940 was that he, personally, took the Norwegian crown and buried it in a cave outside the city of Narvik, stating that “though I may leave, the crown must never leave Norway”. 5 years later, after the liberation, the crown was dug up from that same cave, where I had remained safe and hidden throughout the war
I'm from Narvik and I've never heard of the king burying his crown here, been looking for sources for this, do you have one?
@@ChrisAndrePettersen I cant remember which exact documentary it was, however in a documentary on the British expedition to Norway during WWII on the BBC they stated it, and one of Haakon VII’s British bodyguards, who was interviewed, specifically talked about it. If I find it again I’ll send you the name
@@ChrisAndrePettersen I've never heard of this before. However, after some research I think I found Lord Dim's source. I can't link to the video because of TH-cam's overzealous spam filters, but if you search for "Viking: King Haakon of Norway’s Daring Escape in WWII" here on TH-cam you should find the video. Skip to about 3 minutes you will find the nephew of at the time the British ambassador Michael Dormer telling a story about king Haakon buried his crown in a cave before he left Tromsø.
I must admit that I have a doubt that this is actually true as I can't find any other sources that support this story. WW2 has been a lifelong interest of mine and I have read countless books about WW2 in Norway, and I've never read or heard anything about this before.
But hey! It might be a hidden gem of a story so I will continue to search to either verify or disprove this story.
@Thomas Gabrielsen it's a very poetic story so I hope it is true.
Beautiful fairytale, but there is no historic backing for that. As far as we know, the Crown Jewels of Norway was stored in the Bank of Norway`s vaults in Trondheim. Unknown to the German occupants, luckily. But noone knows for certain, it is a blank in the history books🤷♂️
The film 'The King's Choice'(2016) depicts our King Haakon's dilemma during the Nazi invasion in 1940; stay and yield to German demands, or flee to England and continue the resistance. The film includes scenes of the sinking of 'Blücher' and the German attempts to kill the King. A good watch, if you're a history buff. Personally I think the film should have been longer, and included a scene where he embarks the 'Devonshire' in Tromsø and leaves his kingdom. Must have been tough and emotional for him, I imagine.
Just watched it a couple of days ago. A brilliant film. It's still available to watch on BBC iplayer for about a week.
@@deanstuart8012 It's also on Amazon Prime.
🇳🇴It’s a great movie🇳🇴
It's annoying to me that it's called the King's choice in english considering the movie is actuially and (to me more fittingly) named The King's "no" which refers to him obviously telling the germans off for occupying Norway
@@williamzinedineh well as the maker of the movie joked "kongens nei spoiler på en måte filmen" so hehehe
When Haakon VII faced criticism for appointing a Labour majority to govern after winning the election with fears of revolution, he dispelled doubts by saying "I'm also King of communists.” The Labour Party subsequently dropped republicanism from their platform......
“His Majesty, with his great statesmanship, tactfulness and belief in democracy, completely disarmed even us who are principal republicans” - Christopher Hornsrud, first Labour Prime Minister, appointed by Haakon VII in 1928, speaking about the king following his death in 1957
And he was. In the weeks following the German occupation, communist veterans from Spain were among the volunteers defending an guarding the king, with their lives and weapons. My mother-in-law grew up in northern Norway - in her childhood home, pictures of Lenin and Haakon was hanging side by side.
@@mochtegerndane7097 And lets not forget that for those of from norther norway, the red army was our liberators.
@@bokvarv1926 Got Nazi problems? Call 1-900-RED-ARMY to speak with a service representative.
@@SilverTongueTied Side effects may include annexation, being turned into a puppet state, attempted communist coups and an overabundance of red decorations.
No pushovers indeed, much respect to the norwegians.
Also respect to haakon, he was a great king who really cared for his people a rarity in kings.
He was compared to some of the English kings, or in his time the Kaiser in Germany, or Nicolas the II of Russia, who was stubborn and bullheaded and believed he was appointed by God, we know where that got him. Haakon was better because he grew up not expecting to be king. He did not believe he was entitled to the position, and never expected any special treatment. He realized as king he was responsible to the people, and never let his ego take control. He was indeed a rare breed, a honest leader.
Our forefathers fought greatly!
You should check out his son; King Olav the fifth and our current king, King Harald the fifth. They are also known for the love they have for their people.
We indeed are a lucky bunch.
@@homla8116 It goes both ways. We owe nothing to our royal family, so they sit uneasily, but the love they show is enough for us to allow them to continue their reign.
We, the Norwegian people, surely do tolerate, and respect, our royal family. Especially our king and crown prince. Never have they let us down, and we trust that they never will.
@@TheSystemaSystem I remember watching King Haralds speech on the memorial service a month after Utøya and the bombs in Oslo. It was comforting to feel his love for us that day and through it all. We are lucky to have him and I have faith in Haakon as well. Especially after the whole Verret case. 😅
Sometimes the right person comes along at the right time to take on a role that was essential for their country, Haakon VII was one of them, to be honest all three of Norways kings since independence have been exceptional rulers. Better that he fled and remained a symbol of resistance from abroad rather than risking giving Quisling and Terboven a veneer of legitimacy. Christian X was in a different situation in that Denmark had no chance of resisting the invasion and knew he could use his position to leverage better treatment for the Danes
Haakon and Christian were an amazing brother duo for their part in their own countries.
Christian also had his own little rebellion against the Germans. Christian was a cavalry man, and for many years he had taken a morning ride through Copenhagen every day. After the occupation, he kept that up, just him and his horse, no escorts, wearing his Danish cavalry uniform. Even the German soldiers saluted him with respect, tho he never acknowledged them. Unfortunately in late 1942 he took a serious fall from his horse, that he never fully recovered from.
They were truly remarkable, both fully dedicated to serving their country and their ppls. Their families have also remained very close.
"I'll just stop there before I get sent to Hell"
It wouldn't be too bad, Hell is just a small cozy village half an hour drive from Trondheim :)
It's close to Trondheim, and yet it's literally hot as hell. Even compared to the south where I'm from.
There's also a town in Michigan, USA called "Hell." It freezes over at least once a year.
Lol, I was rolling. Lol
I believe that there's also a place called Paradis, also in Norway, so you can visit both Hell and Paradis in one day
@@russellfitzpatrick503 paradis is in Bergen, so yes, you are right 😊
Minor detail: While "Alt" often translates into "All", in this case it translates into "everything"
That's correct. All or Everyone in Norwegian is "Alle" and not "Alt" which is Everything
Thank you Norway for creating Mossad!/Greetings from Tel Aviv
And "all" can mean "everything", so it's still correct.
In English 'All' can mean both 'everything' and 'everyone', so while it may not be the best translation to convey the sense of the phrase clearly, it isn't really incorrect.
I disagree. All is the right translation, as "everything" is a pronoun meaning "all the things".
Whereas "all" here is used as a noun with a possessive pronoun and means: "Everything that one is capable of". King Haakon would give everything he was capable of for his country, he would give it all! All for Norway.
One thing Simon Whistler has taught me - one does not simply catch up on Biographics vids.
Nor with his other youtube channels in that regard 😅😅😅😅
He's like Justin Y if he made TH-cam videos
Maybe you should try Blinkist . . .
It's not that hard if you watch nothing else 16h a day 7 days a week.
Christian X of Denmark decided to stay. He became a symbol for riding his horse through Copenhagen almost every day as a silent protest and to remind the people they were still Danish and still had their king.
Context: It was during the Nazi occupation.
Our King Christian X also was notorius for turning his back om german soldiers giving The military salute When he was ridning by
Indeed Christian X stayed in Denmark during German occupation, and became as much a symbol of resistance here, as Håkon did in Norway, but then again the situation was very different in the 2 countries, with the Danish government initially cooperating with the occupation.
@@henleinkosh2613 As if you had a choice. Being land-locked to Germany you never stood a chance. We don't hold it against you.
@@TheSystemaSystem *squeaks happily*
To be fair our country is kinda small and cute in that sense, its almost like, if you invade us, your automatically getting a bad reputation, simply because at that point its just bullying a bunch of defenseless potato farmers :3
"Im just gonna stop there before I get sent to hell" *He says with a smirk*
Never change
Bang is acctually not an uncommen name in Norway
In Denmark also.
@@madslorenzen3459 Bishop Bang was of the Norwegian Church, a branch of Lutheranism and therefore not celebrate. in fact he was married and had at least one son Thanks for another great post
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There is actually a place in Norway called Hell, just a couple of kilometres north of Trondheim.
I am a simple Norwegian, I see anything about Norway. I click.
and that is probably why you were recommended this video
As you should
As a fellow norwegian I do the same.
Something tells me the youtube algorithm recommended this to me cause i'm norwegian.
My family is Swedish. It was recommended to me too
Wow, Biographics makes my country's history SO much more interesting.
I’m half. Mom was full despite the fact that she was 2nd generation American (if I remember correctly). My paternal great grandmother was born 101 years before me. Mom never her any of her grandparents because they were all dead before she as born.
Same
I mean it recommended it to me while I was listening a sabaton song while my only youtube viewings are music and ww1 related channels so the algorithms recommendation idea is a bit... diverse
Fleeing was the right thing to do for Haakon,his brother also did the right thing staying as it was diffrent situations,also the germans underestemated the norwigans loyalty to their king badly as they tought with Haakon fleeing he be seen as coward but instead Haakon became a beekon for resistanse agenst them
So tru not to mention the king was chosen by the pepol and lived up to his motto and was extreamly populer,Hitlers chose Quisling was hated even by the germans and peticarly Trehoben(not sure how to spell it)so basicly bonud to fail
Beacon
Thanks for that correction english not first,also thanks for not beeing a ***** beeing grammar policeing you know😊
Wenche Wenche if you want more, diffrent is spelled different, norwigansnis spelled norwegians, resistanse is spelled resistance, agenst is spelled against, tru is true, pepol is people, extreamly is extremely, populer is popular, in this case, in your case its choice not chose and peticarly is particularly.
Thank
"Everything for Norway" would be a better translation. Also the g in Norge is hard, not soft
Thank you, I was using English teacher rules til I could learn better.
Yes. 'All for Norway' sounds more like everyone for Norway, but the meaning was that he would give it all, or everything he got for his new homeland. Nice to hear the pronounciation of Norge was corrected when referring to the yacht gifted to the king after the war :)
Eeema giv it aaalll fer Noooorrrrrgggeeewaaaay. hort hort hort
Yeah, I agree. It's in the context of sacrifice, duty and greatness.
Alt for fakkings Norge
One of the few Kings that deserved his power and influence by the sound of things. Just a good man.
0:34 Sorry I'm a history buff and can't help but commenting.
_"One of the youngest (...)"_ Norway is one of the oldest countries in Europe, in terms of when its identity or "formation" first happened, which is around 880... that's way long before England, Germany, Austria, Italy, Russia, Baltics, Poland, Turkey, Morocco, Spain, etc etc etc....
_"(...) and smallest"_ In terms of area, it's one of the biggest (and always was)... in terms of population I can agree, at least when comparing to contemporary states before colonial times and after Rome's fall.
Alright, now that is out of the way, on we go!
_continues to watch_
Thoroughly excellencently done, thank you!
By youngest he meant it's one of the most recent new countries in Europe. Norway was it's own country before the Dannish union (and all other unions that followed). Norway as it's own country didn't really exist between the 1300s and 1905 and therefor is now a really young country. Despite it existing in the past.
Thank you
Thank you!
Norway has also participated in countless wars throughout history, so it's not one of the most peaceful nations either.
As a Norwegian, I thought this was a very good and comprehensive video. Well done! I also forgive the mispronunciations due to the valiant effort ;-)
I'm Norwegian (yes, I know I don't look like one) And my grandmother told me that during WW2 they would hide radios in the attic and listen to King Håkon ❤ I'm glad he left
TBF, what does looking like a Norwegian even mean these days? We're all part of the same people. :D
@@InForTheLonghaul Eh no. Ethnical norwegians have pale skin, blond hair, and blue eyes.
Edit 2021: Greit, ser at det er et par nordnemenn og skandinavere som stiller seg uenig til at _alle_ nordmenn har blondt hår og blå øyne. Jeg refererte til den norske etniske steriotypen. Men hvis du e hvit, så vil du jo passere for etnisk norsk 😇
@@angelgray8899 So someone has brown hair and brown/grey/green eyes isn't ethical norwegian, despite having lived in norway their whole life, both of the parents are nowegian, so is the grandparents (on both sides), great grandparents and so forth, is that what you think?
Guess we're gonna have to agree to dissagree. I was adopted to Norway at 3 months old from Latin-Amerina. Ofc I _am_ a norwegian. My culture is norwegian, my language, family, citizenship, and passport is norwegian. And that's cool. But my _ethnicity_ wil always be mestizo, not norwegian. So yeah, on the inside I'll always be norwegian, but on the outside I'll always look like a latin american. And that's great.
@@angelgray8899 Well i guess it makes sense, at least in your case, you just made it seem that you have to be blonde,pale and blue-
eyed to be considered etnically a norwegan, which is obviously false. It was that statement i reacted to
Hi, would first just like to mention that because of the sponsor highlight, the subtitles are off.
Secondly I would also like to add that both Håkons son Olav, and his(Olav's) son Harald have also been beloved kings. Olav was especially known for taking the tram with everyone else and being well known for being down to earth. Harald gave an amazing speech and was a unifying figure in the dark days after the Utøya massacre. In general we seem to have been very lucky with our kings so far. Will be interesting to see how the crown prince(also called Håkon) will do in time, but as it currently stands there seems to be little interest in changing from a monarchy to a republic. Although somewhat archaic at times, I still think there is a place for good monarch in modern day europe. Acting as ambassadors, having mostly symbolic power, but still some power, and in general being responsible for most of the national ceremonies. Looking at most presidents around the world I think we will keep our king for a good while still ;) Great video as always :)
I see sooo much King Olav in Crownprince Haakon Magnus, you can see how he is going to be a good king, as a royalist here in Norway I must say that I rather follow a king than some random guy called president that atleast half the people did not vote for.
Atleast the king is everyones king, despite what side of politics you are at, he is not a political person, and he would comfort a right winger as a left winger ...
King Olav once said when asked about if he was not worried about his security taking the tram. "Security ? I have 4 million guards" ... meaning he knew he was loved by his people, why would they harm him ?
That famous photo of him demanding to pay for the ticket taking the train .. its priceless... and was so much him :-) I miss him dearly, I remember christmas siting infront of TV lissening to his speech as a child ...
Also I believe from what I have seen Princess Ingrid Alexandra doing I believe one day she will become a good Monarch... when it is her time, her father and mother is good teachers and I am pretty sure that our King and Queen also are good teachers and role models for what to be.
There is a funny story about King Haakon. When he was in exile in the UK, he made regular broadcasts to Norway, courtesy of the BBC World Service. These broadcasts were announced with a Royal fanfare. But not this time. A mix-up meant that instead of a fanfare, there was the sound of a *funfair*. Oops. But King Haakon just smiled, and the first words out of his mouth was "Roll up, roll up, all the fun of the fair" and managed adroitly to incorporate the funfair reference into his speech. After the speech ended, he told his producer it was all he could do to avoid bursting into laughter, which led to a friendship that lasted until Haakon's death. So, not only a great man, but one with a nice sense of humour.
Great video as always, however the Narvik Campaign were ended as a result of the Battle of France, and having to divert resources.
The Norwegians and the expeditionary force had the upper hand on the germans, and the retreat came as a huge disappointment to the soldiers who were there. My grandfather expressed anger in his field notes from the battle.
Up till then it was Hitlers first setback in the war. Narvik has streets named after it in France, England, Poland and Holland, so it is not seen as a defeat, but a missed victory.
Yes, those were the actions on land.
But there were also two naval battles at Narvik, in which the Nazi Kriegsmarine suffered badly at the hands of the Royal Navy - losing 10 destroyers, 7 cargo ships and a U-boat.
The Kriegsmarine also had other warship sinkings during the Norwegian invasion, to the extent that they never really recovered from these losses.
@@lawrieflowers8314 And it was those naval losses that in turn influenced the German efforts at an invasion of the UK itself following the fall of France. So in a way the Norwegian Campaign helped spare the UK the ravages of an invasion.
(yes, i know the German invasion of the UK would never have succeeded, but it would have further affected the UK's efforts in the war if they had to rebuild their infrastructure following a prolonged ground invasion)
I met a Norwegian dude while travelling Europe and he was amazed that I'd heard of the playwright Henrik Ibsen. He assumed English speaking people had never heard of him.
Which to be fair, most of you haven't
@@thickpee1493 To be fair, speak for yourself.
@@jamesclendon4811 what an intellectual you are
I find this weird, as most Norwegians should know Ibsen's plays are performed world wide. It's basically like saying someone from Britain not knowing Shakespeare is known outside the UK.
Did he also not know that A-Ha performed outside Norway?
@@raokland yeah true maybe he was just humouring me by pretending to be impressed haha
He's a pretty wholesome king, ain't he?
He was indeed.
His currently ruling grandson is just as awesome, and an oasis of tempered rationality.
His son will make just as good of a King, if not better.
Listening to their speeches, they embody the calm,rational,humble, and goodhearted of norway's beloved royal house.
As a Norwegian dude, i find this very interesting. I love history, but ive never learned much about the royal familys history. Great work and you definitely deserve a sub from me! 🙌
Im a swede and a quarter norwegian. Proud that my grandmother were from norway. She escaped to Sweden in 1944. She was brave.
@Sander Skovly The nazis invaded Norway near Narvik. She lived close to a town south of Narvik called Mo i Rana. Close enough to not feel safe so she and her mom and dad fled to Sweden
Perennial Coma no hate on your grand mother, but i doubt she left becouse she lived close to Narvik. Mo i Rana aint even remotely close to Narvik
@@Wesely66 It was easier to say close than 400km, in any case, she did flee because of the invasion.
@Sander Skovly yeah, something like that
If she fled in 1944 she escaped 4 years after the battles araound Narvik. 100K Norwegians fled to sweden during the war. She didnt need any more reason then to want to live in a free nation. I would have fled had i had the chance.
Thank you for this episode. My family fled Norway as we had members active in the resistance and had kill orders put on them and have revered Haakon as an example of a great leader even in times of trouble. We give our all for Norway
I would have still probably fled if I were in his position. Even though I may be leaving my people behind, I can do more good for them from England than from a Nazi jail cell
I'd agree.
Didn't the King of Belgium elect to say in Nazi his occupied country? Effectively powerless and under house arrest. You may have to leave but continue to be a thorn in the enemies side.
And even if you manage to live on the run, hiding in cabins on the mountains or whereever, how can you lead the resistance effectively? He did the right thing, and I am sure it was hard for him.
Another side of this is that having the head of state seeking refuge in britain gives legitimacy to the allies, and who knows, it might have been good for their motivation to keep on the war efforts
@@stianberg5645 Absolutely, every movement of any kind needs a figure head, a leader, someone who symbolises what the struggle is for. Haakon certainly did that, as did Charles De Gaulle and many others during World War II.
The formula is true even today, this is why so much emphasis was placed on capturing of killing Bin Laden and even more recently Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi.
Unless they could really, really convince the norwegians that Haakon is very bad for the nation, there's pretty much no way in hell they would put him in an actual jail cell.
Glorified security, or effectively house arrest would probably be more likely.
"The king of the North!" - classic
"The King in the North" though...
Alt for norge translates to "Everything for Norway", in the context of you will give everything for your country.
I disagree. All is the right translation, as "everything" is a pronoun meaning "all the things".
Whereas "all" here is used as a noun with a possessive pronoun and means: "Everything that one is capable of". King Haakon would give everything he was capable of for his country, he would give it all! All for Norway.
@@BlueMasteress2012 Well yes and no.
Some things are more natural to use in certain types of context, given that this one is a translation it is rather hard.
"All for Norway" alone is not something you would say. You would have to elaborate something along the lines of "Give your all for Norway", but even then it's just an idiom.
"Everything for Norway" solves this problem completely, as it directly translates the context and meaning of the saying.
So proud of the Norwegian royal family! Thank you for doing this episode on the kings defiance!
lol idk how *norwegian* the family was at the time
Ejwa TaIliss
I mean yeah, but they became Norwegians 😁
@@TTaiiLs you could say he was norwegian .. and his son King Olav (who later became the one we called Folkekongen (Peoples king)), being norwegian does not require being born in Norway only a citizen (and well they where)... :-)
@@arcticblue248 i think a better way to put it is (being (country) does not require being born in (country) only being at heart with the culture.) because in colonial countries like me for example i consider my self to be french and english but my english routes date back to 1902~ and my french go back to 1600-1630~ but i do not consider my self to be first nation even though my route is only from 1920~ my great grand mother because i do not know/do most things from that culture. the only thing i do from my first nation route is not cutting my hair unless their's a big change in my life even then i do not stick to it 100%. i consider my self english and french and canadian and french ontarian. which the french ontarian is just an extantion of france because of the fact that its how i got my french ontarian culture
tldr you do not need to live in a country to be called someone of that country. home is were your heart is not were you are
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I know alot of ppl in youtube comment sections tell tall tales about their relatives deeds during this time, BUT my grandfather was an actual Norwegian war hero. When I was a kid I remember other old ppl on the street would take of their hats to shake his hand..I was so proud. When i got older i realised how broken he was from the war and he was very difficult to have a relationship with. My dad says he would scream and cry at night and that he was particularly bothered by a young german he had killed during an operation on a bridge called "svartufsbroen" in the area where we are from. He is even mentioned by name(and picture) in a few books about the war here in my area.
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I read your name at the excact moment he said «the luftwaffe» in the video.
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Very recommendable! Fascinating Norway! Norwegians, descendants of the Vikings, definitely are no pushovers!
Thomas Bingel we are Vikings just smarter and with nationalism but not that of the fascist and the nazis
Basically the same happened with Dutch queen Wilhelmina. She and her family fled too and she became a symbol of the resistance. The king of Belgium stayed and he was vilified after the war. I don't know. It always struck me as a bit odd. Also it's easier to be brave from a distance. But I can also see how a state symbol as a monarch falling in enemy's hands can be problematic
Well, the Danish king also stayed, tho he didnt have much choice, as Denmark was overrun, and Livgarden (the King's Garde) were exchanging gunfire with the Germans outside the palace, while the King and Crown Prince were meeting inside with the government on whether to fight and die or try to leverage a surrender.
King Christian, an old cavalry man, had always gone on a ride around Copenhagen every morning, when in residence. He kept that up after the German occupation, just him and his horse, wearing his old Danish cavalry uniform. A quiet rebellion against the Germans and a great inspiration to the Danish ppl. Even the German soldiers saluted him with respect, tho he never acknowledged them.
I dont know anything about the Belgian king, maybe he was not seen to be doing something to inspire the ppl or be a gathering force?
Fun fact I've heard from my mom: We were supposed to breed/raise a dog/few dogs for Queen Maude (this is way back, so we're talking my great-grandfather at least), but they were poisoned and died because someone else was jealous that the task was given to him.
@Sander Skovly Big oof for the doggos, indeed.. 😔
I remember in 6th grade we read a novel about Norwegian school kids who transported Norway's gold to waiting ships, sledding it down the mountains to a fjord. I thought they were they most brave and patriotic kids ever; I held them in such high regard.
Is this a true story??? Do you remember the name of the book?
@@brandonholmes8485I think the book he is taking about is calld "Snow Treasure" according to wikipedia on this book: "The characters and some of the events described are fiction, but the story may have some basis in fact. A cargo of gold bullion, worth $9,000,000, arrived by the freighter Bomma in Baltimore on 28 June 1940. The ship's captain reported that the gold was smuggled past the Germans by Norwegian children on their sleds. The book is often described as being "based on a true story.""
First Quizling, now Kong Haakon VII! Stark differences, that's for sure! 😅
Indeed my brother.
Quzling was a trator haakon was a grait king. Alt for norge
The worst man in Norway at the time, followed by the best.
I hope this channel only continues to succeed, so that we can continue to get these amazing videos!! I watch almost every video even if I don’t know who The protagonist is/like them. Your voice, personality, and sense of humor always just grabs my attention. The amount of information and research squeezed in to a single video is amazing! So, thank you Simon! Love your videos!
At 12:10, King Håken did *not* start the tradition of the annual children's parade on the national day, 17 May. Henrik Wergeland is considered the "King of 17 May" for his popularization in the 1820's to 1840's of celebrating the 1814 signing of the constitution and by including children in those celebrations. However, while Matthias Conrad Peterson was the first to organize a public celebration in Trondheim (including a community parade), it was Peter Qvam with publicity assistance from Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, who started already in 1870 what we know today as the children's parade, going from Akershus festning to the Castle. In fact, it was the 17th of May children's parade that inspired the founding of the first school band at Møllergata Skole in Oslo in 1901, which first marched and played in the parade in 1902, which is the format we still have today (school bands followed by additional kids from that school). The King further popularized and promoted the children's parade, but he did not start that tradition.
Next time do his older brother, King Christian X of Denmark! One of the greatest kings Denmark ever had!
He also stayed after the German invasion and helped save the danish Jews among other things.
Appelon he was a great hero!
Thank you for an excellent history lesson. I have a new found respect for the people of Norway and their royal family.
I would LOVE to see queen Wilhelmina of Netherlands here as well. She was also a great resistance leader during WWII. I believe Churchill even called her the only man within exiled leaders.
Sir Winston said of her "The only King in Europe is the Queen of the Netherlands."
One of my classmates played one of the prince’s daughters in the “King’s Choice” movie.
Thank you Simon! This video caused me to recognize "The King's Choice" while browsing Amazon Prime, and excitedly watch it. I really enjoyed this lesser-known story of WW2 resistors, and was reminded of "Snow Treasure", which I read as a kid, (was also about Norwegian resistance to Nazis). Without your video, I may have flipped past an obscure non-Hollywood foreign film, so Thanks again!
"May the Lord bless your going in and your going out now and forever more" - Bishop Bang
It's a standard phrase in the liturgy of the Norwegian church. At least it was, I'm not sure if it's still in the new edition
Deuteronomy 28:6
Love the videos; make my morning train commute so much better. Keep them coming 👌🏼😎👍🏼
Thanks for this episode. I really appreciated hearing about King Haakon VII
Thank you for this! The northern kings are rarely hailed for their hard work in the last century.
Can you do a video on Klaus Barbie? He was the head of the Gestapo in Lyon, France, and was recruited by the U.S. for counterintelligence work (aka spreading anti-communism in Europe) after World War 2.
He also wrote the song "Barbie Girl" by Aqua.
@@evilubuntu9001 Thank you for this info, very cool!
Great vid, as always! Keep them coming, Simon!
Very interesting and inspiring story about a very good and humble King of Norway, I learned something new today again, Simon! Thank you again!
The Swedish House of Bernadotte was descended from a French general of Napoleon, who got adopted by the King of Sweden because there was no clear heir to the throne.
I love how Simon over emphasises the Bishop's name. BANG
Also. Fish Stock was. Out of. Stock.
I honestly snorted
Thank you for covering some of Norway's history, Simon's team :D
Only discovered your group recently. Your stuff is BRILLIANTLY interesting. I am enjoying your videos immensely! 👏👏👏
Six minutes after uploading and 14 comments. This is the quickest I've found a Biographics video.
And it's another monarch! Sweet!
1:05 - Chapter 1 - Prince carl
4:05 - Chapter 2 - Aakon
8:00 - Mid roll ads
9:55 - Chapter 3 - A chosen son for an independent kingdom
13:40 - Chapter 4 - The neutral ally
16:55 - Chapter 5 - Between 2 wars
19:00 - Chapter 6 - The voice of the resistance
24:00 - Chapter 7 - Return of the chosen son
I love these channels. As often as we see Simon with a very professional presentation in these videos we now and then get a look at his inner teenage boy come out. I find it refreshing.
Another very informative and interesting video, keep up the excellent work
As a native Norwegian, I can attest that your pronaunciation of Norwegian is really very good, sir! :) And thank you for this excellent video on our first, modern age, king.
Thank you so much for doing a history of Norway! Tusen Takk!
I love all of your broadcasts... You should have some sort of warning that your shows are seriously addictive. I've spread the word about you guys to all of my mates, plus my 8yr old son has to his mates. Keep up the awesome work!
Great Bio. Funny and respectful. Though I suppose that's easy when talking about such a great man. Thank you Simon and team. :)
Thank you soo much for doing a video about our late beloved Freedom's King
Excellent video. The Norwegian monarchs' motto has "always" been "Everything for Norway".
Funfact about the sinking of Blücher.
We didnt know who was coming, if they were friend or foe. No orders or messages had told the fortresses. They had no orders to shoot. The men in Oskars borg were mostly new recruits. The Colonel that gave the order to shoot made a calculated risk. "Either I will be Court-martialed or I will be a war hero. Fire".
skyt for faen
The fact that you had to clarify adding the last two entries on the 'list of qualifications' says so much.
Thanks for doing a video on Håkon :D sincerely, A Nordgwegyan
@@automaticninjaassaultcat3703 aa = å
Couldn't hold yourself up with Bishop Bang aye? Lmao.
I remember asking for this on the Vidkun Quisling Video! Hooray!
From someone of Scandinavian heritage, Skol and thanks for the video! Keep up the great work! (Suggestion for a new Biographics video: King George VI of England, or Lionel Logue)
I think you mean "skål" right?
@@Ettibridget Whoops, sorry. 🤦 That's what I get for watching so much Minnesota Vikings football XD
I would love to see a Biographics video on Marshal Mannerheim, one of the great military leaders during WW2 who is unfortunately often forgotten.
A movie to watch about king Håkon's escape during the invasion of ww2 is: Kongens Nei or The Kings Choice
As a Norwegian, who follows this channel, i am humble and entertained by this video :)
Thank you Simon
Great video, my late maternal grandfather who was from Oslo worked for the Royal Family before World War I, he later served in the Norwegian Army as an artillery man. My. Grandfather made a favorite desert of mine for the Norwegian Family that was passed down to my late mother who passed it down to me. I haven’t made it in years. King Haakon VII & I happen to have the same favorite desert.
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This man deserved his title. He was a worthy King for his people. And so was his brother, the King of Denmark, and Haakon's son Olav. Whatever their upbringing was, they learned how to lead. Olav wanted to stay in Norway and lead the resistance, and his father had to order him to leave for Britain.
As Olav was a single child, securing succession was important. This dilemma for the King and Crown Prince is dramatized in the movie "The Kings choice!".
Im Norwegian so thank you for making a video of my king and his past and his family and how he came to be now i know more about my king and his family thanks👍🥳🇳🇴
Love the LinkedIn reference! Also would be interested in seeing something on Eva Peron. Great job!!
In answer to the last question, The Danish King stayed in Denmark during the occupation of the nazis. FYI when the germans demanded that the jews of Denmark wear the Star of David, the king said if one Dane must wear the star then all Danes should wear the Star. The germans rescinded the order when all the people followed the kings example.
"Ålt for Norgj"
.................I've heard worse
Henrik Kjuus i agree
Could you do a video on Chinese general Yue Fei of the Song Dynasty
Loved this one.
Great work!
Great vlog as always. His brother Carl X of Denmark had no say. He woke up to a gun pointing at his head and was asked to surrender. He did. For the rest of the war he rode his horse thru the streets of Copenhagen with no bodyguards. Queen Maud had the smallest waist in Oslo, 33 cm! In 1955 Haakon VII got a hip fracture, and did not manage to recover. Now you know!
I love your videos can you do one on Cory Aquino: The Housewife to end a Dictatorship, Lech Walesa: The Union Trade Leader who freed Poland
Cory Aquino also basically returned all political power to the hands of her country's ancestral oligarchs--namely her relatives.
Excellent, densely packed potted history as usual Simon. One *tiny* point Haakon and his son were evacuated by sea to Scotland. They then travelled to London where the government in exile was seated. Little details matter, qv the relationship between Norway and Sweden that eventually put Haakon on the throne ;)
Future vide suggestion, the Norwegian resistance in Scotland, particualrly their base in Dumfries and training in the Highlands. Proper ripping yarns stuff.
FANTASTIC SERIES!
Hi Simon! Good video, as usual. I would not have supported Quisling in any way. He was totally incompetent and in power only for who he knew. As to your question about the ruler who stayed in his country, if I'm not mistaken, the king of Denmark stayed put through the war.
Things out of stock:
1) Fish
2) Fish Stock
3) Bad puns that involve the word stock
Having done both the King and Vidkun, i would love a Biographics on the topic of His Majesty the King's Guard.
At the age of 25 i learned that my ancestors did not surrender at once, but fought for their freedom and country. I always made a light-hearted joke about how King Haakon was the reason my town was bombed. But seeing the kind of character he had, made me even more grateful and patriotic. Thank you for the learning experience, and Happy new year.
as a norwegian, i loved hearing you go for the norwegian words XD . entertaning but yet not too bad! . Heard way worse from people who have residency here !
I first learned more about this in that film “the Kings choice”
Actually no wait I learned about it from a great podcast done by Ray Harris “the history of WW2 podcast”
Highly recommend "Report from #24" (Gunnar Sønsteby) about Norwegian Resistance operations.