All About Prince Eric & His BROTHER! | Disney The Little Mermaid Analysis 

... Denmark is where the original author of the Little Mermaid, Hans Christian Anderson, was from.

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!

Cool theory, you do know Hans Christen Anderson writer of Little Mermaid and the Snow Queen is from.... Denmark.

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???

Nordic does not just mean Norway. Finland, Sweden, and Denmark are Nordic too.

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

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

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?

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.

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 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

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.

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.

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 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!

YESS!!!! Another amazing fan girl video.....well all of them are amazing

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.

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.

awwwwww you used my picture!!!!! I really like this Theory too!

Weren't Eric and Ariel King and Queen in the sequel?

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

Lol the little mermaid was the first disney movie i remember watching.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 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.)

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.

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)

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.

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.

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.

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?

Wasn't hans Christian Andersen Danish? ( if so that would be a funny Easter egg)

There is also a theory that ariel ruled over Cinderella’s kingdom

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.

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.

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.

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

hans and erik look very different. i doupt they're related.

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.

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!

Me: *seeing austria on the world map* Also Me: "I AM FROM AUSTRIA!"

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.

yo this had SUCH a plot twist I fully support the idea of Eric and Hans being brothers

I never thought of Eric's backstory.( obviously he has parents)

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)

"He's not an heir but a spare" BUURRRN 😂

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!"

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.

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 :)

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

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 😍

He is the air cuz in the sequel he's known as The King andariel's known as Queen

I think Hans is from Faroe island and it close to both Norway and Denmark and island

Hey when Eric and Ariel meet Elsa maybe Ariel will have some knowledge of Elsa's powers because of the magic her family has.

What a cool theory about Eric and Hans! You're so awesome! ❤❤

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 ")

"not an air, but a spare" I see what you did there, from a frozen outtake. XD

"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.

I've also seen people link Ariel as Hercules cousin and Elsa as Tarzan's sister. Imagine that family reunion! 🤣

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...

I love theories about certain characters from different movies/shows being related.

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

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!!

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.

This was awesome! I LOVE THIS IDEA. Someone write a fanfiction about this! This sounds so good.

my mind has blown-up for learning that Eric might be an elder brother of Hans!! I could have seen that comming on!!

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"

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.

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.

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.

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?

It's possible that Dave Seville rejected for the sake of his love for music and the Chipmunks. Eric and Ariel's Daughter Melody also rejected the throne to live out her days near the sea.

That was a great theory to play with. My mind is tantalized. Could you possibly do any more little mermaid videos? I didn’t see any more on your page... and I’m a huge little mermaid fan.

Amazing video! You are my favorite! I love you so much!

Considering that Hans Christian Andersen was Danish, it's no surprise for Eric's kingdom to be in or near Denmark.

I really love how you think out of the box

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

2:52 that man has a better manicure than his wife xD

Hey... why not try a theory on what happened to the Birds and Lizards in Zootopia?

Wow, this is quite a theory. Eric's lineage is never fully explored in the movie so there is plenty of wiggle room. Smart girl. Also I binge watched Troll Hunters Season 2 on Netflix yesterday and that animated series is rich with theories and ideas.

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.

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! 🤩🤯

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.

Yeh i support ur theory because on the sequel of lil mermaid. Morgana calls him prince eric when he's going to save ariel

Hi! Made it till the end!! Can you do something on mulan? (I know you've already done a bunch, but I'm really interested in the movie)

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.

When I find out that in this video that Prince Eric and Prince Hans might be brothers, I was shooketh!🤯

I just wanted to point out few things. Hans Christian Andersen, the original author of The little mermaid, was actually Danish and the story does take place in Denmark. I do like your theory about them being brothers, which does make sense as the stories were written at a similar time, and they both happen in a Nordic country. Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and Finland are also Nordic countries, not just Norway. And as you can see from the name of the author, Hans is also a Nordic name. Eric too, even though it may have different versions in each country.

This was a really interesting! I haven't seen it theory til' now, but I like it! 🤗😄

I've been thinking that ever since Frozen got out! Thank you that someone else have thought about it and not only me! And according to the clothing it is most likely the 1750-1850's, maybe the Stabbington Brothers (tangled) are relatives to Erik and Hans?

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. REPLY

I can’t believe Eric is related to Honz from Frozen!

MY MIND IS BLOWN!!!

@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?

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.