Gustavo Londeix
08/26/2021 2:56 PM
Clarín.com
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Updated 08/26/2021 2:56 PM
This story begins in 1961, when the Norwegian King's Guard visited the Scottish city of Edinburgh for an exhibition exercise.
A lieutenant named Nils Egelien took an interest in the penguin colony at the city zoo.
When eleven years later the Norwegian Guard returned to Edinburgh, Egelien arranged for
the unit to adopt a penguin.
Sir Nils Olav II reviewing the troops (REUTERS).
The chosen one was renamed Nils, in honor of Egelien, and Olav, in honor of King Olav V of Norway.
The penguin was given the rank of corporal and it was decided that he would be promoted each time the King's Guard visited Edinburgh.
In 1982, he was appointed first corporal and became a sergeant in 1987.
Shortly after his promotion to sergeant, Nils Olav I passed away, and his place was taken by
Nils Olav II, his son,
who was two years old at the time.
He continued to climb the military ranks and in 1993 obtained the rank of sergeant major of the regiment.
He is a knight of royalty
On August 18, 2005, he was promoted to Colonel-in-Chief
and on August 15, 2008, he was awarded
the title of knight.
He was the first penguin to receive such an honor in the Norwegian Army.
His inclusion in royalty was decided by the King of Norway, Harald V.
His inclusion in royalty was decided by the King of Norway, Harald V.
Thousands of people attended the ceremony at the zoo to hear the monarch's speech.
There he affirmed that the penguin had "in every way the requirements to receive the honor and dignity of chivalry."
At the same time,
a 120-centimeter bronze statue
was discovered in his honor
at Edinburgh Zoo and another statue was erected at the Norwegian Royal Guard complex in Huseby, Oslo.
The day he was named Sir.
He was later promoted to brigadier and later to general, in a ceremony in which Sir Nils Olav II reviewed 50 Norwegian soldiers inside the zoo where he lives.
Looking at his own bronze statue.
The video of the knight penguin reviewing the troops solemnly and standing in front of his statue to observe it is sensational.
He seems to have assumed his rank and noble title.
It would be great if George Orwell's novel, Farmhouse Rebellion, came true.
There the animals expel tyrants from the place and create their own government.
Of course, the end is not the same as the novel.
Animals created their own dictatorship ...
GML
