Little Mermaid author Hans Christian Andersen may very well have based the main character of the story on himself. The author had a friend named Edvard Collin who was recently engaged to a woman. Andersen wrote to him expressing his love for Collin, and was rejected. Many think Collin was the basis for the Prince that never had a chance to love the Mermaid, and just like the original tale (not the Disney version) his relationship did not end on a happy note.
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Ooooo...I never knew this, and I love The Little Mermaid! Thanks for the info, Adam. And I'm still kinda pissed about the GoT delay, but what can you do? Sigh....
I never knew any of this.
Interesting and I never knew he was gay, what a legend
The non disney versions are never happily ever after it seems
Mermaids are so fascinating to think of ,I wonder what if they really exist
A little bit of hidden gay history!
That is something I never knew, Adma! I love the original, poignant story and always think of mermaids and unrequited love when I see sea foam on the waves and shore.
I was reading some tales from him the other day and most really do not wend well...
-Kati
ahhh, poor fella...loved rejected hurts everyone...
He was a peculiar man in many ways.
That I didn't know.
Go to Copenhagen and see the "Little Mermaid" in the bay.
It is VERY small, so look carefully when you get the instructions
from the Tourist Authorities.
Colin
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