#dronning mary

[useless-denmarkfacts]

Længe leve Kongen!

Forbundne, forpligtet, for kongeriget Danmark! 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰

[everythingroyalty]

yk this has all the lunatics crying in their sleep 🤌

[westeroswisdom]

Queen Mary of Denmark is a much nicer person than Cersei Lannister. But I get what the article says about her projecting a certain visual vibe.

[tiaramania]

The livestream for the Denmark/Iceland state banquet has started. It's the first incoming state visit of the new reign so I expect Queen Mary to wear the Emerald Parure Tiara but I would love to see her debut Queen Ingrid's Floral Aigrette Tiara.

[ardenrosegarden]

Now that the Histories Ficathon is over I'm making good on my threat/promise... please assign the Lancasterlings (and their spouses, if you want) a prehistoric creature to go alongside Thomasaurus Rex.

yes...haha yes! 😈

this got long so under the cut:

Henry V:

Okay hear me out- we keep keep the swan theme and connection to Mary and her family as strong, tight throughline also I love the idea of Hal beating up people aggressive-swan-style. But- hear me out- bigger. So I'm thinking the giant Pleistocene swan Cygnus falconeri. It's a beautiful morning in France, and you are a horrible swan.

Artist: Sergio Gauci

Given Henry VI may have gotten his panther badge from his mom, may I also propose for Catherine de Valois the Eurasian extinct giant cheetah species Acinonyx pardinensis?

Artist: Velizar Simeonovski

Thomas, Duke of Clarence:

Obviously a T. rex, but I'm gonna stick this bit in from Brusatte's The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs to show how perfect that choice is 🤌✨

I admittedly know very little about Margaret Holland, but I was kind of compelled by how her children from her first marriage were kept in her and Thomas' household...that and Margaret wanting her book of hours to prepare her to "always be redy to dye," reminds me of the oviraptorid fossil that died and was preserved in position of protecting its eggs. Something about that as a parallel to her being buried alongside both her husbands too....

Artist: Zhao Chuang

John, Duke of Bedford:

Maybe it's because he himself seemed constantly stressed and running around doing some sort of assignment, and in the plays it's sometimes played as if he dies from sheer exhaustion, but I kind of like the idea of a beardog like Ischyrocyon or Amphicyon. The beardogs were famously generalists in hunting and in both of the above genera, it's hypothesized they may have been persistence hunters.

Also voting for Anne of Burgundy as an alvarezsauroid like Mononykus or Shuvuuia, which have been compared to nocturnal avian hunters like owls 🤎🤍

Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester:

So a guy having a pretty productive relationship to his family (not perfect, but pretty good compared to others I could name...) trying his best to be an actual protector of his relative's kid, having a lot of relationship drama, and also getting into spats with people reads as very ceratopsian to me lmao. To de-fang him a just a little, I'm going with Kosmoceratops. Those folded horns on the top edge of the frill and side-facing brow horns probably aren't going to help you that much at Agincourt, but I'm sure that pretty lady from Cobham thinks they're fire 👍

Artist: Lukas Panzarin

Speaking of: I like the idea of Eleanor of Cobham maybe being assigned with some sort of plesiosaur? Sort of bridging the siren to mermaid to modern creature of our mythical imagination Nessie pipeline :)

Artist: James Kuether

For Jacoba, Smilodon. They're smart and fierce so fitting. Also what she deserves ❤️‍🔥

Artist: Mehdi Nikbakhsh

Blanche:

Unfortunately I couldn't find a whole lot on her, but that sort of elusive energy kind of reminds me of Coelurus fragilis, a possible Jurassic relative of the tyrannosaurs, but not much is known about their evolution or ecology. That and it being a more gracile and swift-footed creature kind of has Blanche vibes to me 🤍

Artist: Nobu Tamura

Ludwig deserves nothing and gets nothing bye

Philippa, Queen of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway:

I know in the fic poor Philippa seems pretty freaked out by Thomasaurus' size, but I'm partial to her being a big death lizard too– maybe like those coming-of-age mermaid stories but she's...bigger and teeth-ier 😅. For a similar reason to seeing what Thomas would do at Baugé, I'd like to see Philippa defend Copenhagen as a Mosasaurus hoffmannii. Let's see the Hanseatic League try to get past THIS 🫡 min dronning 🫡

I like the idea of Erik also being associated with something aquatic though maybe not as intimidating as Philippa...maybe an early whale relative like Dorudon?

Artist: David Arruda Mourao

[royal-hair]

As it happened with the state visit to Sweden, I'm busy at work and can't really do an extensive search for a link of the gala dinner in Norway tonight, but I found this one and hopefully it works okay

It will start in less than 3 hours

[andiatas]

When you are in a family, it is not a matter of course that you have a close relationship, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden notes with a laugh.

But this is nevertheless the case between the royal families of Sweden and Denmark.

- These are good relationships, she says.

Queen Margrethe is her father's cousin, and she has known both the queen and Crown Prince Frederik all her life.

In the week leading up to the Danish throne change, DR met both Crown Princess Victoria and Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon for an interview, where they lavishly paid tribute to Queen Margrethe and her long period as regent.

For the future Queen of Sweden, Crown Princess Victoria, Queen Margrethe "has absolutely been a strong role model".

- It is absolutely remarkable how she has been queen of Denmark, she says.

Translated excerpt by me, from this article by Marie Lagoni Pedersen and Thea Deleuran Müller, published Jan. 14, 2024, at 06:30.

[444names]

ancient egyptian names

Abya Abyzicia Acch Achied Ackned Acteds Acypon Adecous Agrate Ahhote Aibra Aleastran Alle Alsan Amacte Amers Amerus Ames Amesset Amost Amtakle Amutnebmi Anin Ankhans Ankhes Ankhkh Ankhmid Annef Anote Anter Anwes Anzuserus Aratestes Aroblines Arre Asancis Asihabani Asomati Assethery Astenamos Astent Atencid Athor Atons Babya Bakopreas Bamuti Bcenemal Beast Behering Bekere Bocling Bodjka Bodulan Bolius Borra Bourdit Buthote Cainted Calle Canalor Cany Centh Chani Chile Chis Chnefery Clamunt Clic Clicent Clid Comainef Comarye Combefats Comby Comming Conds Conq Cons Conto Contred Cophirold Coted Coughtans Cource Cous Coutain Cranet Cred Cros Daybah Dece Dedelinal Deeikel Defece Defer Deftemhon Deri Diahory Dices Diufatend Dive Djed Djednef Djhuyu Djneb Downeight Dron Eatommy Ebty Ecter Eing Eirs Eitasati Eitores Enehay Ephilos Euse Exan Exer Exhing Exilopor Exisended Exped Exper Expulap Falle Fannynum Feret Feryre Ficartal Finak Firge Flun Folis Fore Fores Fouro Fousemos Funyse Gatiri Gice Ginater Gizer Govest Hades Haps Harch Hated Hathriank Havast Heftegrao Helly Hemre Henal Henhorks Hentepyib Heqa Hern Hetah Hias Himet Hists Honquer Horesh Horis Hute Hyseculla Inammuti Inanat Inced Insares Ints Invan Iplai Iplay Ipsesme Ires Istradjed Ited Ithefs Juseneas Kabya Kagaing Kaing Kakbit Karoe Keries Khaf Khente Khepsupi Khere Khkhetive Khotet Khrucce Khtmu Kisord Kiun Knommed Limre Locce Loter Lown Maced Maics Maing Mamet Mang Mard Maris Matatly Matioraty Maye Mayihut Mayintaes Measte Megre Menal Meness Menkheng Mensumos Ment Merksast Merna Mesed Mesheting Metjeres Mincle Ming Mingits Minnef Moseru Mosts Motefem Mucidef Muni Muth Myrousts Naksoupa Nale Namut Narest Nator Nebaf Neban Nebawy Nebed Nedis Nedor Nefa Nefeanzu Nefer Nefnefer Nefying Nege Neherbase Nehut Neifier Neized Nenutyn Nesek Nesh Neshet Nethory Netral Netrecus Nion Nist Nort Nowa Nowleos Nyot Oastaes Offeric Offiryib Oputmis Orged Overion Overt Paaty Pace Pahanhor Pamef Panild Paptomi Para Parna Pasal Patet Patri Patti Pattivel Pearia Peberkho Penced Pereeigns Pertaodu Perudu Peted Peto Phep Pheqen Phies Pibian Pitkar Platentu Polided Ponture Popsh Posere Pred Pricading Pricess Pries Prin Prion Privismed Prockly Proun Pubheb Qued Quer Quritia Raemary Rankhty Rath Rear Reasands Rector Reited Rend Rentur Reper Reshthet Reskaf Rests Retitis Ricter Samaging Sany Sapres Saset Satinced Sciau Sconnes Sconstaka Scuru Seerus Seit Sele Semb Semn Senatawy Send Seques Serts Serus Seske Sesnefeal Sesonow Sevend Sewader Shep Sheper Sherwawy Shisconds Shnet Shweani Sies Sike Sint Siraller Sist Siun Snebegati Soltiviii Somed Spand Spargoved Sper Spore Stand Stred Strere Stropook Supolly Suppold Surivins Sust Taated Tahorul Takle Tandenekh Tani Tara Tarinfl Tenter Teyer Thaell Thersehon Thethama Thetiance Thir Thord Thoubi Thret Throod Thya Tlemars Tnas Topep Traverul Ttlegess Ture Turnef Tuse Ugshef Unly Upast Upor Vanget Verchawy Vinakene Warde Warerth Warka Warmers Watheps Wenubkhs Werpiqar Werres Weruhong Whatjefer Wher Wiymet Wookly Woor Wose Wost Xily Xivatrary Yous Zamenrewo Zenharget

[countvonreutern]

Et budskab fra Hans Højhed Prince Joshua Greven af Münnich og Reutern til Deres Majestæter Kong Frederik X og Dronning Mary på dagen for tronbestigelsen i Kongeriget Danmark.

[eldiccionariodemonse]

imágenes de la vida social y privada de las mujeres, maternidades

Cassatt era consciente de que al ser mujer, su obra no era tomada en serio. Una mujer no desarrollaba una carrera artística a menos que tuviera un amigo o protector en el jurado o coqueteara con sus miembros.

La pintora se volvió más cínica y su obra empezó a hablar de temas de actualidad. En el Salón ya no querían a “esa loca”, pero Degas la invitó a mostrar sus obras a los impresionistas, un grupo de artistas que habían comenzado a exponer de forma independiente en 1874 con mucha notoriedad y habían cosechado la ira de los críticos desde hacía varios años.

Little Girl in a Blue Armchair

Pictorial structure and clarity are the foundation of Cassatt's art. Under Edgar Degas' tutelage, she began to collect and study Japanese prints; their patterns and asymmetric designs greatly influenced her work. Here she placed the girl, the focus of the composition, off-center. The armchairs form a pattern encircling an oddly shaped patch of gray floor in the middle of the picture. As in Japanese art, the forms are tilted up, and the edge of the canvas crops the image.

Cassatt's strong colors and energetic brushwork mark her connection with the French impressionists. In style and subject matter, her art is close to that of Degas and Edouard Manet. Degas, in fact, made suggestions about the composition of this painting and reworked parts of its background.

In Cassatt's pictures, light does not dissolve form. Instead, objects retain their mass and coherence with light enhancing their physical presence.

Mary Cassatt era un poco como la niña del cuadro, despreocupada ante las miradas reprobadoras, condescendientes y sucias.

Patrones geométricos y un espacio compositivo comprimido para mostrar el tema de la maternidad. Lo hace desde un inusual punto de vista un poco elevado. Todo esto permitía al espectador una distancia respetuosa, y parece que estamos flotando como un dron en esta escena y viene por supuesto del arte japonés que volvió locos a estos modernos franceses

Cassatt no muestra ni la idealización ni el sentimentalismo en las que cayeron otros artistas al mostrar esta temática, más bien una naturalidad y una sencillez costumbrista que consiguen que el cuadro tenga una gran popularidad.

[everythingroyalty]

I love love love Margarethe and I've never been able to warm to Frederick but I'm SO excited for Queen Mary!

I can't believe we get to have both a Queen Margrethe II and a Queen Mary 🤌🤌🤌

[old-danish-royal-family]

The Princess shows off the gift that their father brought back home from Greenland later in the summer of 1952.

[cornwallcambridge]

Happy birthday Queen Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid II of Denmark!

[kiwikipedia]

Love Is Made With These Hands Of Mine

Fresh ingredients were rare for the Guard, they make the most out of it

AO3

Tumblr decided to delete the original version of this because I changed my URL lmao? I hate this site sometimes. The original date of this fic was 10/14/2021

Ashe had been surprised when Master Cin Drallig sent him a message that a few AgriCorp members had dropped off a few crates of food in exchange for blackmail material.

The AgriCorps rarely came to them for that, but without a doubt, it was easily voted as a go-ahead. Fresh food was good and rare for the Guard. Even with the “supply line”, as Styr called it, set up to the kitchens, the Guard almost always ended up with the leftovers still. It was the best they could do.

Nonetheless, Ashe had forwarded the information to the supplied com codes and then gone with Yin’Shinhen and Mavvo Veenningels to pick up the crates.

They had invaded Cin’s quarters after that— much to Bene’s amusement, but the teenager had picked up her datapad and books, grabbed her friend’s hand (a dark-haired girl with sharp eyes and Ashe was pretty sure her name was Miho Fukuhara, but he wasn’t sure) before the two of them left.

Fukuhara wasn’t given clearance to see their faces, after all— and technically neither was Bene, but she was Cin’s student and so it was technically a loophole.

It had taken the three of them a few hours to get everything done— Cin’s kitchen wasn’t large, and they had to work with what they had to serve nearly two-hundred and seventy Jedi.

But they made it work.

Ashe liked to cook, Yin’shinhen liked to as well, and Mavvo had originally been a Culinary Jedi before he joined the Guard.

They managed, with minimal nicks from knives on Ashe’s part.

(Which was rather funny, wasn’t it? He was so good at handling them when he wasn’t cooking, but he couldn’t go one meal prep without cutting himself at least once.)

Syo, Mari, Idus, and Atus were in the designated Guard “Break Room” when the three of them carted in the platters. Mari’s head jerked up when they entered, the blind Guard sniffing before a lazy grin settled on her face— she had known about the AgriCorp's delivery, it seemed.

Syo’s ear-feathers twitched as she sniffed as well and she looked up, as did Idus and Atus, the Nautolan’s tresses shifting as the Zabrak’s eyes dilated a bit.

“Uwahh, that smells amazing, Ash!”

Syo was the first one over to them but Ashe held a hand out, stopping her with a slight chuckle.

“Praise Yin and Mavvo too, kid,” he says, and the young woman who really was only three years younger than him huffed.

It wasn’t much, nothing fancy, but soup was nice, fed a lot of people, and was warm. Coruscant was heading into its colder months, and the Night Patrol, Snipers, and Front Guard would especially enjoy something to warm them up.

“Thanks Yin! Thanks, Mav!”

“No problem, just one bowl, though, we need enough for everyone,” The Rodian told her, already dishing up his own plate. Yin’Shinhen was doing the same, ears flicking as a few other Guards stumbled out from the bunk room, Ner Askau blinking the sleep from his eyes as Kita yawned. Tanu wasn’t even walking, the pantoran being carried by the Cimzo, the Talz’s looking just as tired as the others.

“Hurry and get some while it’s warm,” Ashe chuckled, reaching over and patting Roq as the Charhound bounded out as well.

Mari never ate much, he knew the other half of her bowl would be Roq’s. She wasn’t much of a soup person, in all fairness— not all of them were, but it was warm and even though Cin had done his best, there was little doubt that the Guard Halls were freezing in the colder months.

Still, Ashe smiled as Yohi and Opaku popped out of the vent system, running over and hugging his legs before running to the others getting bowls dished up. K’Ramga followed them out, though shut the grate after him, the Tusken chortling and giving Ashe a bow, signing his thanks before following the Jawa and Valapset over.

Sienna and Dron both popped their heads out from the Slicer’s Den before moving to join the rest, the Nautolan and Besalisk vanishing back into the said den when they were done with grabbing their bowls.

Cin came out from his office, greeted some of the Guards before taking a bowl and returning to work, and Ashe saw a few Guard take extra bowls and vanish down the hall to where the exit hatch was to get up to the Bird���s Nest. The Snipers could eat up there, no one ever saw them.

“Ashe,” Yin’Shinhen rumbled as he walked over, two bowls in hand, and Ashe blinked, chuckling a bit as the older Guard pressed the bowl into his hands. His bandaged fingers warmed and he let out a soft sigh before huffing as the large feline’s paw ruffled his hair.

“You eat too, you made half of this.”

“All I did was cut stuff up and put it in a pot, you and Mavvo did most of the work,” he huffed, raising the bowl to his lips.

( Using a spoon was for boring people— and the fact was that the Guard really didn’t have spoons clean at the moment. A few had been found, but most were just drinking the soup. )

The Togorian chuffed, leaning back against the back of the sofa— one of three that were in the room.

“Everyone’s happy tonight. A far cry from the usual that’s been going on,” Aculeatus said from the other side and both of them turned to look down at the giant Nautolan.

“You’re right about that,” Ashe murmurs, closing his eyes for a moment.

War.

War wasn’t heroic. Not to the Guard. Even if the Jedi were seen as heroes, it wasn’t.

It wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t cut and dry as people thought. And all the Guard could do was wait.

Wait and take the frustrations thrown onto them.

The Guard could withstand strikes from others. And so far Ashe’s only broken three ribs from getting slammed into a wall.

War had damaged the Guard more than people thought but… it also made moments like these so bittersweet.

To see the Guard eating together, talking and laughing.

It warmed Ashe.

It really did.

for reference, I've been calling F "Fukuhara" after her English VA  (Miho is just another name I chose for her given name)

Syo and Opaku are both members of non-canon star wars races— Syo from a fan-created race (me, I'm the fan) and Opaku from a crossover I was messing around with (Sky Children of the Light)

[hypnosiacon-archived]

can we have some bee and/or flower related first person neos?

Sure! Feel free to alter them as you like!

Flower themed Fle / fleus / fleur / fleurs / fleurself Dai / dae / dy / daine / daiself (daisy) Blu / bloss / blossom / blossoms / blosself Chae / cham / mi / mile / chamself (chamomile) Cae / mus / mour / mours / camoself (camomile) Lae / las / der / ders / lavenself (lavender) Ter / aer / aster / asters / asterself (aster) Cam / mil / mile / miles / camoself (camomile) Li / le / ly / lily / lilyself (lily) Li / um / alli / allis / alliumself (allium) I / ri / ry / iry / iris / iriself (iris) Ri / ma / my / mari / mariself (marigold) Mae / ri / gol / gold / goldself (marigold) Lae / ly / lac / lacs / lylacself (lylac) Lau / rel / aur / laur / laurelself Chae / chis / orchi / orchid / orchidself (orchid) Ae / ame / ranth / ranths / amaranthself (amaranth) Li / lip / tuli / tulip / tulipself (tulip) vi / ol / viol / viole / violetself (violet) Hy / hya / cin / cinth / hyacinthself  (hyacinth) flo / flow / flowe / flower / flowerself (flower) fae / fu / uchs / uchsia / fuchsiaself (fuchsia) Lou / lot / lote / lotus / lotusself  (lotus) Lia / me / mag / noli / magnoliaself (magnolia) Pe / pet / tal / tals / petalself (petal)

Bee themed Bee / bee / bees / been / beeself (Bee) Bee / bee / bees / bees / beeself Bee / bus / bum / bumble / bumself (Bumblebee) We / wasp / wour / wours / waspself (Wasp) Was / wasp / wasps / wasps / waspself Ney / hus / hon / honey / honeyself (Honey) Hon / ne / ney / hone / honeyself Dro / one / dron / drone / droneself (I might steal it even lol) Cy / me / comb / combe / combself (Comb / Honeycomb ) Hi / ve / vy / hive / hives / hiveself Ve / vus / hive / hives / hiveself We / wis / win / wing / wingself Py / pol / le / llen / pollenself Bee / bee / hon / honey / honeyself or beeseelf Ne / bee / ney / been / honeyself or beeself

[andiatas]

H.M. The King's speech at the state banquet in connection with Denmark's state visit to Sweden

Deres Majestæter, Deres Kongelige Højheder, Hr. Talman, Hr. Statsminister, Statsråd, Deres Excellencer, mine damer og herrer.

Det er altid en fornøjelse at besøge Sverige. Men denne gang er alligevel helt særlig for Dronning Mary og mig. Vi er her på vores første statsbesøg som Kongepar. Af lyst og af skik. 

For Sverige er sammen med Norge de naturlige førstevalg, når en nyslået dansk regent stævner ud. Vi besøger jer, der står os nærmest, først. 

De skandinaviske monarkier er tæt forbundne, og vores familier går fra samme stamme. Min mormor var født svensk prinsesse, og selv om hun hurtigt tog det danske sprog til sig, gav hun mig lyst til at forstå det svenske. Hendes stemme var, uanset sprog, lyden af omsorg. Sverige har, så længe jeg kan huske, haft en fast plads i min bevidsthed og i mit hjerte. 

Og jeg er ikke den eneste. Sverige betyder noget helt særligt for Mary og mig, for vores familie og for os danskere. Vi føler os hjemme her. Fra Hallandsåsen i syd til Kebnekaise i nord. Sverige er for os fuld af forunderlige – eller som I formulerer det ”underbara” – rejser som den, Niels Holgersen og vildgæssene drog ud på i starten af det 20. århundrede. 

Tilfældet er, at Tommeltot, som Niels Holgersen blev kaldt, netop i dag, den 6. maj, fløj hen over først Mälaren og siden Stockholms lysende huse og tårnhøje spir. Hen over ’staden, som simmar på vattnet’, ’byen, der svømmer på vandet’, som Selma Lagerlöf så smukt navngav den svenske hovedstad i sin hyldest til sit f��dreland. 

Niels Holgersen lærte ikke alene nordiske børn om Sveriges rige natur og ressourcer, men inspirerede små og store til at rejse ud for at finde sig selv. Med næstekærlighed og fællesskab med både mennesker og dyr som kompas.

Sverige og Danmark er beslægtede. Vi forstår hinanden og deler værdier og menneskesyn. Vi føler os hjemme i hinandens selskab. Vi hepper på hinanden og fejrer hinandens sejre i internationale sammenhænge.

Man kan næsten sige, at vi har en hjemmebanefordel i hinandens lande. Når blot vi ikke mødes i direkte dyst, for der er stadig prestige i at besejre sin nordiske nabo. Om det er i ishockey, hvor det kun er blevet til to danske sejre – håndbold, hvor vi står mere lige – eller fodbold, hvor I fører, men vi haler ind på jer. 

Når det gælder nationalsporten fodbold, har vi i Danmark sågar ad flere omgange lagt vores herrelandsholds skæbne i svenske trænerhænder. Også den tillid er nu gengældt for første gang i svensk fodboldhistorie. Det er måske ikke ligefrem genoprettelsen af Kalmarunionen, men det er tæt på.

Også uden for grønsværen gør vi hinanden stærke. Danmark og Sverige er nære partnere inden for forsvar og forskning.

Samarbejdet nåede nye højder, da den danske astronaut Andreas Mogensen og den svenske astronaut Marcus Wandt mødtes på 

Den Internationale Rumstation ISS i år. For første gang nogensinde var to skandinaver i rummet på samme tid. Mon ikke det blev til et vægtløst kram eller to. 

I dag har Mary og jeg haft fornøjelsen at møde de to astronauter i mere jordnære omgivelser på Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan.

På Sveriges største tekniske universitet fik vi desuden indblik i de  studerendes inspirerende arbejde med at koble rumteknologi og grøn omstilling. Deres engagement og fremskridt tegner godt for en fremtid, som kalder på nye løsninger. 

Vi har brug for gode hoveder og kræfter, og derfor ser jeg også frem til at åbne Forskaren i morgen. Bygningen er tegnet af danske arkitekter og danner ramme for svensk forskning og innovation med fokus på teknologi, bæredygtighed og sundhed.

Vores børn og vores børns børn fortjener, at vi gør, hvad vi kan, for at give jorden videre i god stand. Vores blågrønne planet er smuk, men skrøbelig, og derfor skal vi passe på den. Forunderlige rejser skal også være næste generation forundt. 

Vores lande har meget til fælles i kraft af vores nordiske bånd. Vores værdigrundlag og sprog overlapper, og vores kultur og klima har mange fællestræk – om end der også findes forskelle.

Forskellene skal vi lade os inspirere af. For det er i mødet med det, vi ikke kender til, at vi genkender os selv og kan flytte os. 

At forskellene har bragt ufred med sig, er heldigvis fortid. Danmark og Sverige er angiveligt de to lande, som rent historisk har udkæmpet flest krige mod hinanden. Vi har kæmpet ansigt til ansigt utallige gange, men i dag står vi side om side. 

Med Sveriges indtræden i NATO samles alle de nordiske lande i én og samme forsvarsalliance. Det er skelsættende, men ikke nogen helt ny tanke. Allerede i årene efter Anden Verdenskrig opstod ideen om en nordisk forsvarsalliance. Den tyske besættelse og finnernes kamp mod Sovjetunionen banede vejen for et ønske om at stå stærkere ved at stå sammen i Norden.

Den nordiske forsvarsalliance endte dog med at blive overhalet indenom af den vestlige alliance – bedre kendt som NATO.

Med Finland og Sveriges medlemskaber i NATO tager vi hul på et nyt kapitel i vores historie. Et kapitel, som måske nok har været skitseret før, men som først nu føres ud i livet.

Et kapitel om et stærkt Norden, der udgør en vigtig brik i vores og Europas fremtidige sikkerhed.

Europas virkelighed er forandret. Invasionen af Ukraine har rykket ved forestillingen om fred og fordragelighed i vores nærområde. Krigen er blevet vores nabo. Hvor uvelkommen den end måtte være. Derfor opruster vi, derfor sender vi våben til fronten, derfor er det militære samarbejde med ligesindede vigtigere end længe. 

I morgen får jeg ved selvsyn indblik i nogle af Sveriges militære kapaciteter. Det ser jeg frem til, ligesom jeg glæder mig til at markere vores fælles arv og værdier på Nordiska Museet. Vores demokratiske samfund med frihed, lighed og ligestilling skal vi værne om i en ny tid med fælles udfordringer. 

Selma Lagerlöf modtog som den første svensker og første kvinde Nobelprisen i litteratur. Hun insisterede på at gøre en skolebog til et kunstværk med naturen som menneskets vigtigste allierede, hun kæmpede for kvinders ret til at stemme og endte med at sælge sin nobelguldmedalje for at støtte Finlands kamp mod Sovjetunionen og bolsjevismen i Vinterkrigen. 

Vi har meget at kæmpe for. Fremtiden afhænger af vores evne til at lære af fortiden og handle i fællesskab i nutiden. Må det dansk-svenske samarbejde inspirere og bidrage til en positiv udvikling i en urolig verden.  

Deres Majestæt, kære Carl Gustaf, ”For Sverige – i tiden”.

Sådan lyder dit valgsprog, der helt enkelt indfanger den svære kunst at løfte opgaven, der forbliver den samme og dog må følge med tiden. Du har været konge i mere end femti år. Europas længst siddende statsoverhoved. I næsten alle årene har du fulgtes med min mor, din kusine.  Jeg glæder mig over at kunne bære samarbejdet videre og samtidig hilse fra min mor. Det gør glæden ved at stå her desto større. 

Deres Majestæter, kære onkel Carl Gustaf og kære tante Silvia. 

Det er Marys og mit ønske, at dette statsbesøg bliver mindeværdigt. Vi har allerede talrige uforglemmelige minder med jer og med Kronprinsesseparret, og i dag og i morgen vil uden tvivl blive føjet til listen over stunder, vi husker. Må dette besøg som de mange, der er gået forud, styrke de tætte bånd, der knytter vores lande, folk og familier sammen.

Jeg udbringer en skål for Sverige og det svenske folk, for det svenske Kongehus og for Deres Majestæter Kong Carl 16. Gustaf og Dronning Silvia med ønsket om lykke og fremgang for begge vores lande.

Speech held by H.M. King Frederik X at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on May 6, 2024.