Another Scandinavian movie..., but this one is definitely for young kids who appreciate folk tales (and some of us more "mature" people who appreciate folk tales, too :-))!  [Again, it's on Hulu, so there are stupid ads.]  The bear is not so realistic looking that it could be mistaken for real, and while the costume is good, one can tell there's a human inside the suit by the way it walks. [Well, I could; maybe very small children could not tell.] The Polar Bear King | Hulu http://www.hulu.com/watch/300714 [English language version.] On YouTube broken up in segments, numbered for chronological order. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+polar+bear+king&oq=the+polar+bear+king&gs_l=youtube.3..0l10.4007.6791.0.6941.19.13.0.5.5.3.274.1947.4j6j3.13.0...0.0...1ac.1.8jRXo5lHyJE Amazon link if you like the movie and want to get it for young kids (scroll down for good reviews): http://www.amazon.com/The-Polar-Bear-King/dp/B000PHVY76 For young readers, there's East of the Sun and West of the Moon in multiple choices of books: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_21?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=east+of+the+sun+and+west+of+the+moon&sprefix=east+of+the+sun+and+w%2Caps%2C381 White-Bear-King-Valemon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-Bear-King-Valemon The Polar Bear King is one of the film adaptations of White Bear King Valemon from East of the Sun and West of the Moon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_of_the_Sun_and_West_of_the_Moon East of the Sun and West of the Moonis a Norwegianfolk tale. East of the Sun and West of the Moon was collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe. It is Aarne-Thompson type 425A, the search for the lost husband; other tales of this type include Black Bull of Norroway, The King of Love, The Brown Bear of Norway, The Daughter of the Skies, The Enchanted Pig, The Tale of the Hoodie, Master Semolina, The Sprig of Rosemary, The Enchanted Snake, and White-Bear-King-Valemon.[1]The Swedish version is called Prince Hat under the Ground. It was included by Andrew Langin The Blue Fairy Book.[2] ~~~~~~~~ There's more than a little touch of the Psyche & Eros/Cupid tale, too. If nothing else, save the link to keep kids temporarily occupied in front of a laptop/computer screen during the holidays. Beste, Bev

Thanks for the updates. Both of these movies are available on Netflix. I will watch them sooooon. Carol in KY -----Original Message----- From: Bev Anderson <bevgand@yahoo.com> To: Norway List <norway@rootsweb.com>; Sweden List <sweden@rootsweb.com>; Denmark List <denmark@rootsweb.com> Sent: Mon, Dec 10, 2012 4:04 am Subject: [SWEDEN] Movie: The Polar Bear King Another Scandinavian movie..., but this one is definitely for young kids who appreciate folk tales (and some of us more "mature" people who appreciate folk tales, too :-))! [Again, it's on Hulu, so there are stupid ads.] The bear is not so realistic looking that it could be mistaken for real, and while the costume is good, one can tell there's a human inside the suit by the way it walks. [Well, I could; maybe very small children could not tell.] The Polar Bear King | Hulu http://www.hulu.com/watch/300714 [English language version.] On YouTube broken up in segments, numbered for chronological order. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+polar+bear+king&oq=the+polar+bear+king&gs_l=youtube.3..0l10.4007.6791.0.6941.19.13.0.5.5.3.274.1947.4j6j3.13.0...0.0...1ac.1.8jRXo5lHyJE Amazon link if you like the movie and want to get it for young kids (scroll down for good reviews): http://www.amazon.com/The-Polar-Bear-King/dp/B000PHVY76 For young readers, there's East of the Sun and West of the Moon in multiple choices of books: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_21?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=east+of+the+sun+and+west+of+the+moon&sprefix=east+of+the+sun+and+w%2Caps%2C381 White-Bear-King-Valemon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-Bear-King-Valemon The Polar Bear King is one of the film adaptations of White Bear King Valemon from East of the Sun and West of the Moon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_of_the_Sun_and_West_of_the_Moon East of the Sun and West of the Moonis a Norwegianfolk tale. East of the Sun and West of the Moon was collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe. It is Aarne-Thompson type 425A, the search for the lost husband; other tales of this type include Black Bull of Norroway, The King of Love, The Brown Bear of Norway, The Daughter of the Skies, The Enchanted Pig, The Tale of the Hoodie, Master Semolina, The Sprig of Rosemary, The Enchanted Snake, and White-Bear-King-Valemon.[1]The Swedish version is called Prince Hat under the Ground. It was included by Andrew Langin The Blue Fairy Book.[2] ~~~~~~~~ There's more than a little touch of the Psyche & Eros/Cupid tale, too. If nothing else, save the link to keep kids temporarily occupied in front of a laptop/computer screen during the holidays. Beste, Bev ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SWEDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message