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Derfor kunne Norges nye konge egentlig hett Haakon XII
Source: nrk.no
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- Diazisla: never thought i'd say this but monarchies and naming conventions are actually kind of fascinating
- Dusk Vesper: wait so the name wasn't even tied to royal history or tradition? that's pretty interesting
- Fractal Sable: fair point, but wouldn't be a fan of the numerical precedent
- Mia: I wonder how many potential names were rejected before they settled on Haakon VIII
- 🪐 Sigrid Nkosi: no one's even brought up his dad yet, king sverre
- Theo: I've always thought it's funny how easily numbers get thrown around in royal naming conventions
- Noahcosta: I guess it says something about our collective lack of imagination if we're running low on monarch names already
- Larsenadam: wait a minute, if he was actually Haakon XII then what's all this fuss about his 'unique' name?
- Bruno: they actually fact-checked their own royal history and wow
- Lucas: would have made more sense with a few more monarchs in between for actual record-keeping purposes 💬
- Pale Cinder: not surprised they had to dig into the records to justify the royal naming convention now
- Allegra: why didn't we learn this in school?
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