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disney: For the first time in forever… the hit musical FROZEN, filmed LIVE onstage featuring Samantha Barks as Elsa, is coming to #DisneyPlus in 2025! ❄️

Ok, the questions from D23 tonight about “Do we still need to beware the Frozen Heart?” and “Who is the Frozen Heart?” got me thinking about this again. The capitalization and the way these questions are phrased seem to indicate that there is more to the Frozen Heart than is shown in the first movie, and this runic passage seems to imply that this has happened before. That someone had their heart frozen in a similar way to how Elsa froze Anna’s with her magic. I’m also wondering how this could tie in with other questions such as “was there a fifth spirit before?” The fact that the person shown to have a frozen heart seems to be a Viking (picture below since I for some reason didn’t include it in my original post 🤦‍♀️) combined with the presumably Viking figure shown in the concept art from D23 might mean that we could learn more about this past person and their story in relation with ancient stories of the fifth spirit and Ahtohallan! Did this person live in harmony with Ahtohallan and the spirits of nature and the Frozen Heart was an accident? Or did they do something to cause Ahtohallan/the spirits to lash out?

The question “do we still need to beware the Frozen Heart?” really haunts me though, as it makes it seem like a villain and implies that Elsa’s out-of-control powers may not be the only thing that can cause a Frozen Heart. I mentioned other possible causes for this past-person’s Frozen Heart in my original post, and I may be back to wondering about them now. What if it does refer to a metaphorical Frozen Heart? In which case you could argue that it could refer to various unresolved flaws or trauma within the characters, which may come back to haunt them in the upcoming movies. Do we STILL need to beware the Frozen Heart that we thought thawed out a long time ago?

Translating the Runes in Secrets of the Magic Makers

Ok, so I already said in my previous post (X) that I love Secrets of the Magic Makers and the runic writing in Frozen in general, but now I’m going to actually talk about the translations of the runes.

Most* of the runes shown in Frozen movies and shorts are historically accurate and translatable. They are Younger Futhark runes, used in Nordic regions beginning around the 9th century. The Younger Futhark alphabet has 16 runes and is a simplification of the Elder Futhark, which had 24 originally. The Younger Futhark alphabet was used throughout Scandinavia in the Viking Age and declined after Catholicism was introduced. (Source: Runes Illustrated by Rachel Newcombe)

* I say most because the runes in Olaf’s Frozen Adventure on the bell are not historically accurate. They are simply a direct English transliteration of the words “Ring in the Season”

Disney worked with Old Norse language expert Jackson Crawford (you can find his YT channel here (X)) to ensure that the runes in F1 are historically accurate.

Ok, history lesson over, let’s actually talk about how these runes are relevant to the Frozen story.

I did not translate these myself, although I have kind of taught myself how to now. These translations come from Panya on this website. If you are interested in the detailed translations, I would highly recommend checking it out, as it is truly fascinating!

Here is the cover of the book. It translates roughly to Runes of Knowledge, but I believe this book to also be Secrets of the Magic Makers (see my previous post for full explanation).

The inside of the book is 9 lines of text, repeated twice. It appears to say something like

Someone (subject is unclear) was turned to stone (ice?) by the power of the moon. The trolls from the dark mountain realm have healing hands. A soul wounded from cold will heal if brought very quickly to the field of them (the trolls). Trolls have such a nature that they can get sorcery out of the body to save it. Such action done in true love is the only one which can thaw a heart stoned (frozen?) very quickly.

It isn't exactly clear or easy to read, but I think that it tells the story of an ancient Arendellian (possibly Aren, but that’s mostly just a headcanon) whose heart was frozen by some power of the moon. It goes on to say that trolls have the power to remove magic, but that the only way to thaw a frozen heart is an act of true love.

This is VERY interesting as it implies that someone in the ancient past had a frozen heart. It could just be an old story, something that never actually happened. I personally don’t believe there was ever a single person who was the fifth spirit before Elsa and by extension no human who ever wielded ice powers like hers before. Another option is perhaps whoever it was that angered the spirits in some way or ventured too far into Ahtohallan and began to freeze? Or it could be a figurative frozen heart in the sense of a lack of love and compassion. I suppose only Ahtohallan knows this answer.

The other thing that makes this interesting is that it directly says that an act of true love will thaw a frozen heart. Which means that the answer was right there all along. The entire message of love will thaw was summed up here in runes at the very beginning of the movie. This also means that this was part of an Arendellian myth or story at some point and has been forgotten by the time Elsa is born.

So yeah, not really a big revelation or anything, but it is certainly interesting. I would love to know more details about this story and its origin, but again, only Ahtohallan knows. Overall I do think it's fascinating, as it gives us more information about Ancient Arendellian beliefs and traditions that still hold relevance in the time Frozen is actually set. As someone who is OBSESSED with the ancient myths and stories of Arendelle and the surrounding areas, this is so so intriguing to me and I absolutely love it!

Its gonna be something deepened in magic, mythic and hystorical lore (Yarl Aren?) Elsa powers-centered, I dare to say.

While the fanzine is cookin', let us share some of our most treasured Frozen meme-ories!

Just like Anna, I bet most of us have wondered what it would be like if Elsa had tropical magic 🌴✨

"This was the first edit I ever made for the fandom, back in 2021 when I joined the Frozen community on Reddit" @virtual-winter

Meet the Members of the Water Has Memory Team! Introducing...

Logician @200760

Illustration by @magentacravat

"I am Lucas Elbert, also known as @200760. I helped make suggestions on parts of the project and submitted a photo for the project.

My interest with Frozen started when I watched the movie in a cabin on Mount Elbert in Colorado in 2014 (although I had read a kid's book on it at an earlier point between the first movie's release date and then). Shortly after watching the movie I bought an Olaf plush at a mall in Denver. Said plush is depicted in the aforementioned photo.

After that, my interest in it remained steady although I didn't create much from it. My interest in it surged in 2018 when I went through a phase of interest in winter/cold-related horror and death/undead material (I loved winter a lot before I saw Frozen and I still do). My interest again surged when the Frozen 2 trailer was released and has remained at that high point more or less since. I later saw Frozen 2 less than a month after release with 2 friends of mine (one of which I tried to bring onboard the project, but his father was a bit overprotective).

In conclusion, Frozen has remained one of my favorite franchises since it came out and I intend on watching and learning about other Frozen stuff when it comes out."

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Meet the Members of the Water Has Memory Team! Introducing...

Recordkeeper @virtual-winter

Illustration by @magentacravat

"I’m the appointed Record Keeper of the team, responsible for the formatting and some of the design-work on the zine, plus editing of pics and posts for the tumblr-blog. I’ve been with the project from the very start and feel very privileged to be a part of the Frozen 10-year fandom celebration!

My love for Frozen goes all the way back to 2014 and I’ve always loved the movies and the whole franchise for its strong characters and stunning visuals. Both Anna and Elsa’s journey has meant a lot to me growing up, and I can confess as a 30yo that my life would not feel complete without them. Frozen will always be in my heart and continues to provide positivity in my life, a lot thanks to the fantastic people in the fandom I’ve made friends with in the past few years. Where will the franchise go from here? Only Disney Ahtohallan knows. But for now, we’ll focus on finishing this fanzine!"

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