Kongehusets digitale julekalender 2021.
Dansk
Dybt nede i Rosenborg Slots kælder bag talrige jerndøre og sikkerhedssystemer har Nissefar og Juleenglen sneget sig ind til regalierne og kronjuvelerne – og hvis man ikke vidste bedre, så kunne man tro, at de to papvæsner var inspireret af Olsenbanden. Men nissen og englen er ikke ude på at stjæle noget, de skal derimod blot blive klogere på kongerne under enevælden, og her er Rosenborg Slots skatkammer det bedste sted at gå i gang med opgaven.
I flere hundrede år har slottet fungeret som rigets skatkammer med blandt andet Kongehusets regalier og kronjuveler. Under enevælden blev de danske konger ikke kronet men derimod salvet. Dette foregik ved storslåede ceremonier i Frederiksborg Slotskirke, hvor salvingen var et symbol på, at kongens magt kom direkte fra Gud. Til dette blev der brugt en række regalier, som Nissefar er i gang med at nærstudere. Blandt andet Danmarks kongekrone, som i sin tid blev fremstillet til Danmarks anden enevældige konge, Christian 5., i 1670-1671. Kronen er blevet båret under salvingerne af syv enevældige konger, fra Christian 5. til Christian 8., og anvendes stadig, da den lægges på monarkens kiste under castrum doloris. ”Men det er også denne krone, som indgår i det danske kongevåben og rigsvåben,” fortæller Juleenglen til Nissefar, der aldrig har set mage. Han kravler ærbødigt fra skat til skat, og Juleenglen kan fortælle, at historien om kronjuvelerne i montren overfor går tilbage til Christian 6.s hustru, Dronning Sophie Magdalene. Hun bestemte i sit testamente fra 1746, at hendes smykker ikke skulle overgå til én bestemt person men altid være til rådighed for landets kongehus med den begrundelse, at "der i dette kongehus er så få juveler og slet ingen kronjuveler".
Det hele går lige så godt for Nissefar, men pludselig blinker de røde lamper og en alarmsirene bryder den ellers så hyggelige og fordybelsesmulige stilhed. En vagt kommer løbende ind i skatkammeret og søger med lys og lygte rundt for at finde ud af, hvem der er skyld i alarmens udbryd. Nissefar gemmer sig hurtigt på en lille krone, der heldigvis matcher hans nisserøde farve, men Juleenglen når ikke at finde et passende skjul. Og før Juleenglen får sagt ”god jul”, har en hånd fat om englen og lægger det fine lille væsen i en kasse med julepynt og bærer det hele væk.
Nissefar er nu helt alene. Da han har sundet sig, løber han ud af skatkammeret og finder Nissemor ved en jerndør på vej ud af slottet. ”Nu må vi vist klare Kongerækkerejsen selv… hvordan mon det skal gå?”
English
Deep down in Rosenborg Castle’s cellar behind numerous iron doors and security systems, Elf Father and the Christmas Angel have creeped in to see the regalia and the crown jewels – and, if you didn’t know better, you might think that the two cardboard creatures were inspired by the Olsen Gang. But the elf and the angel are not out to steal anything – on the contrary, they just want to get wiser about the kings during the time of absolute monarchy. And Rosenborg Castle’s Treasury is the best place to get cracking on the task.
For several hundred years, the castle has functioned as the kingdom’s treasure chamber including, among other things, the Royal House of Denmark’s regalia and crown jewels. During the absolute monarchy period, the Danish kings were not crowned, but instead anointed. This took place at grand ceremonies at Frederiksborg Palace Church, where the anointment was a symbol that the king’s power came directly from God. For this, several items of regalia were used, and Elf Father has begun to take a close look at them. Among other things, there is Denmark’s royal crown, which was crafted long ago for Denmark’s second absolute king, Christian V in 1670-1671. The crown was worn during the anointments of seven absolute monarchs from Christian V to Christian VIII, and the crown is still used when it is laid on the monarch’s coffin during castrum doloris. “But it’s also this crown that’s part of the Danish royal coat of arms and the national coat of arms,” the Christmas Angel tells Elf Father, who has never seen anything like it. He crawls around respectfully from treasure to treasure, and the Christmas Angel tells him that the story of the crown jewels in the exhibition case across the way goes back to Christian VI’s wife, Sophie Magdalene. In her will from 1746, she stipulated that her jewelry should not go to one specific person but should be made available to the country’s royal house, with the justification that “in this royal house, there are so few jewels and no crown jewels at all.”
Everything is going really well for Elf Father. But, all of a sudden, the red lamps start blinking and an alarm siren breaks the otherwise very cozy and immersive silence. A watchman comes running into the Treasury and searches around high and low to find out who’s to blame for the alarm’s outburst. Elf Father quickly hides himself on a little crown, which luckily matches his elf-red color, but the Christmas Angel is not able to find a suitable hiding place. And, before the Christmas Angel can say “Merry Christmas”, a hand grabs hold of her and puts the fine little creature in a box full of Christmas decorations and carries it all away.
Elf Father is now all alone. When he has collected his thoughts, he runs out of the Treasury and finds Elf Mother by an iron door on the way out of the castle. “Now we surely have to manage the Royal Lineage journey ourselves ... I wonder how it will go.”