2018 Novelties - Ice Palace

[Ismene]

True - his side is green, and he brings flowers.

The Ice Kingdom is a matriarchal society. The two green princes are visiting from another realm.

[Pynedor]

The two green princes are visiting from another realm.

That would be Spring World. It is mentioned in the text on that catalogue page, but the image isn't clear enough to read most of it.

[Macruran]

The Ice Kingdom is a matriarchal society.

Why isn't it a queendom then? 

[Ismene]

Why isn't it a queendom then? 

Because kings outrank queens, so they decided to use the title of King to emphasize their position as reigning monarchs, rather than as wives of reigning monarchs

There are precedents for female kings: King Christina of Sweden, for example (She is often called Queen Christina, but officially she was a king because that was the inheritable title) and there are several kingdoms in Africa that have female kings if whoever inherits the position happens to be female.

[Oliver]

I think that all the female Pharohs were referred to as men too

[tahra]

This is really interesting (completely OT, but oh well )

I suppose it is quite... "bad", that that is the case... I never knew about calling a queen "king" - or about the pharaohs!

I found it quite astonishing to refer to a female officer as "Sir", back in the days of Space: Above and Beyond. Very very awkward.

[playmofire]

Introducing an Ice Place theme at a time of global warming may have some drawbacks.

[Macruran]

 

[Hadoque]

at a time of global warming

And severe overheating of KJU & Tr*mp might cause a nuclear meltdown.

[CountBogro]

Introducing an Ice Place theme at a time of global warming may have some drawbacks.

It is meant to remind us of what we are about to lose