History Literature / PolarNightsCastIntoDarkness

* AuthorityInNameOnly: Elsa is still called Queen Elsa/your Majesty by the people of Arendelle and people of other countries address Anna and Elsa as the queens of Arendelle as if they are joint rulers. She is also called the Snow Queen, even though the only one who actually has the crown is Anna and Elsa spends most of her time in the Enchanted Forest. Elsa is officially the protector of Ahtohallan's memories.

* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:After the truth about Ingr and Sissel is revealed, Sissel sheds her decaying undead Draugar body and becomes a spirit before presumably going to the afterlife.]]

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: [[spoiler: Ingr, being a scientist with a fascination with the environment, automatically realized that Runeard's dam project would actually weaken the Northuldra's water flow and cause environmental devastation to the forest. This in turn would also affect other countries like Vesterland by depleting them of animals to hunt for food. Sissel, however, was initially reluctant to oppose Runeard since Arendelle is a very important partner for them, especially since their ports are the epicenter for trade. Though eventually the sisters decide to stand up to Runeard and force him to abandon the project together. And then Sissel dies...]]

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: The Draugar has the ability to steal peoples memories. Elsa is less affected (still enough to affect her ability to pull memories from Ahtohallan) than other people possibly due to her being a spirit. Anna experiences more forgetfulness than Elsa, but still remembers important things. Olaf, being a sentient snowman with no human brain or memories, isn't affected at all.
* MirrorCharacter: The Vesterland princesses (Ingr and Sissel) are like Anna and Elsa. Two sisters with Sissel being occupied with her peoples safety (like Anna) and Ingr focusing on the environmental effects (like Elsa). Except that Sissel was the older one and future queen while Ingr was the younger. At first it seems like they are a foil to each other, with Ingr and Sissel hating each other and Ingr killing Sissel for the crown while Elsa willing gave hers to Anna, but [[spoiler:that was actually a lie told by Runeard to prevent her from standing in the way of his plan to weaken the Northuldra.]]

* SuperpowerLottery: The Draugar causes storms, can steal peoples memories, is strong enough to break through solid ice, seems to have the ability to teleport, can cast curses on other people to weaken them and at one point even absorbs and mimics Elsa’s ice powers.

* TheWorfEffect: Draugars not only have the ability to steal peoples' memories [[spoiler:Elsa even has trouble using Ahtohallan thanks to it]] but can also place curses on people to steal or suppress their strength [[spoiler:which even works on Elsa's powers.]]

** The waffle brothers also appear, they are characters from a comic story "Just When You Weren’t Looking" in the official Frozen magazine.

** In "Forest of Shadows," Anna's horse's name is Havski. And in "Dangerous Secrets," the horse Iduna gets from the farmer is named Havski, though she does end up calling the horse Kiekk a few lines later. In "Polar Nights," the horse is again named is Havski.

** Elsa and Anna recount that Sorensen was useful last time Arendelle was cursed. This is supposed to be a reference to ''Forest of Shadows'', but chronologically that last time Arendelle was cursed should have been in ''Frozen II'' when the spirits attacked the kingdom. Unless they didn’t consider that a curse so to speak.

*** Also appearing is Ada and Tuva Diaz and the secret room in the library is mentioned.

Is it possible that Kristoff inadvertently unearthed memories of a draugr, and thus unleashed the monster upon Arendelle? Anna and Elsa must uncover the real story behind the tale before everyone in Arendelle forgets who they are and is cast into darkness forever....

Frozen II Polar Nights: Cast into Darkness is a 2022 fantasy book based on the Disney film Frozen and Frozen II, written by Jen Calonita and Mari Mancusi.

Taking place two months after the second film...

Taking place two months after the second film…

** In the beginning, after hearing how Runeard persecuted Ingr for murdering Sissel Elsa and Anna think how unusual it is to hear that their grandfather did something good. [[spoiler:Turns out at the end Runeard framed her.]]

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: The Draugar has the ability to steal peoples memories. Elsa is less affected (still enough to affect her ability to pull memories from Ahtohallan) than other people possibly due to her being a spirit. Anna experiences more forgetfulness than Elsa, but still remembers important things. Olaf, being a sentient snowman with no human brain or memories, isn’t affected at all.

* OminousClouds: The storm the draugar brings to Arendelle blocks out the sky with black clouds.

** Mari, King Jonas and Vesterland appear, the sisters having met them in ''Breaking Boundaries'', [[spoiler:and the Draugar used to be a Vesterland princess, Jonas’ cousin and he inherited the throne after her death and her sisters exile.]]

** Anna and Kristoff are celebrating their sixth "Choco-versary" as in the anniversary of the first time they shared chocolate together. But they only met three years ago. %%Please clarify, there are two authors When asked the author couldn't explain the reasoning, but it could be assumed that it isn’t celebrated annually.

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: The Draugar has the ability to steal peoples memories. Elsa is less affected (still enough to affect her ability to pull memories from Ahtohallan) then other people possibly due to her being a spirit. Anna experiences more forgetfulness than Elsa, but still remembers important things. Olaf isn’t affected at all.

* MisplacedRetribution: Anna at first thinks that the Drauger is after her because she is taking out her fury of having been killed by her own younger sister in an attempt to usurp the crown and Anna herself is the youngest sister who "took" the crown from Elsa. [[spoiler:Turns out that the Draugar was just trying to go to her for help.]]

* PoorCommunicationKills: The Draugar [[spoiler: Sissel]] can only say two words "sister" and "mine". [[spoiler:So when she tries going to Anna and Elsa for help, they think she is attacking them.]]

* TheWorfEffect: Draugars not only have the ability to steal peoples memories [[spoiler:Elsa even has trouble using Ahtohallan thanks to it]] but can also place curses on people to steal or suppress their strength [[spoiler:which even works on Elsa's powers.]]

* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler:Ingr forgives Stig Petter for lying to the court about her killing her sister because she knows Runeard forced him too.]]

** There is confusion regarding Anna’s horses name. In the novel "A Frozen Heart" her horse is named Kjekk. However, in "Forest of Shadows" the horses name is Havski. Buy in "Dangerous Secrets," the horse Iduna gets from the farmer is named Havski, though she does end up calling the horse Kiekk a few lines later. In "Polar Nights," his the horse is again named is Havski. %%Please clarify, there are two authors. The author said that when they were writing the book they were told that the horses’ name was Havski.

** Anna and Kristoff are celebrating their sixth "Choco-versary" as in the anniversary of the first time they shared chocolate together. But they only met three years ago.
%%Please clarify, there are two authors*** When asked the author couldn't explain the reasoning, but it could be assumed that it isn’t celebrated annually.
** Kristoff is said to have blue eyes, but in canon they are brown.
%%Please clarify, there are two authors*** When this was brought up the author said she would try to fix that in later editions.
** There is confusion regarding Anna’s horses name. In the novel "A Frozen Heart" her horse is named Kjekk. However, in "Forest of Shadows" the horses name is Havski. Buy in "Dangerous Secrets," the horse Iduna gets from the farmer is named Havski, though she does end up calling the horse Kiekk a few lines later. In "Polar Nights," his the horse is again named is Havski.
%%Please clarify, there are two authors*** The author said that when they were writing the book they were told that the horses’ name was Havski.
** Elsa and Anna recount that Sorensen was useful last time Arendelle was cursed. This is supposed to be a reference to Forest of Shadows, but chronologically that last time Arendelle was cursed should have been in Frozen II when the spirits attacked the kingdom. Unless they didn’t consider that a curse so to speak.

** In the beginning, after hearing how Runeard persecuted Ingr for murdering Sissel Elsa and Anna recount how unusual it is to hear that their grandfather did something good. [[spoiler:Turns out at the end Runeard framed her.]]

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The whole plot kicked off because Kristoff told a campfire story.

** Anna and Kristoff are celebrating their sixth "Choco-versary" as in the anniversary of the first time they shared chocolate together. But they only met three years ago. When asked the author couldn't explain the reasoning, but it could be assumed that it isn’t celebrated annually.
** Kristoff is said to have blue eyes, but in canon they are brown. When this was brought up the author said she would try to fix that in later editions.
** There is confusion regarding Anna’s horses name. In the novel "A Frozen Heart" her horse is named Kjekk. However, in "Forest of Shadows" the horses name is Havski. Buy in "Dangerous Secrets," the horse Iduna gets from the farmer is named Havski, though she does end up calling the horse Kiekk a few lines later. In "Polar Nights," his the horse is again named is Havski. The author said that when they were writing the book they were told that the horses’ name was Havski.

* ContinuityNod:
** Sorenson from Forest of Shadows appears when the sisters go to him for help. They recount he was useful last time the kingdom was cursed, referencing the plot of the book.

** Ahtohallan is called the mother of the spirits, like in Dangerous Secrets.

** Mari, King Jonas and Vesterland appear, the sisters having met them in Breaking Boundaries, [[spoiler:and the Draugar used to be a Vesterland princess, Jonas’ cousin and he inherited the throne after her death and her sisters exile.]]

** Elsa learned about her grandmother Queen Rita from Ahtohallan as well as seeing Agnarr and Iduna growing up, as shown in Dangerous Secrets.
** The village of Harmon is mentioned, a relevant location in the book Conceal, Don't Feel: A Twisted Tale. Due to the novel's alternate timeline, Anna was adopted by a couple of bakers and grew up in Harmon with no memory of her past life in Arendelle at all.

* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: Sissel’s]] undead Draugar form is very unsettling.

** Mari, King Jonas and Vesterland appear. Who the sisters met in Breaking Boundaries [[spoiler:and the Draugar used to be a Vesterland princess, Jonas’ cousin and he inherited the throne after her death and her sisters exile.]]
** The waffle brothers also appear, they are characters from a comic story “Just When You Weren’t Looking” in the official Frozen magazine.

* FrameUp: [[spoiler:Ingr didn't kills Sissel, she was pushed into the river by a flash flood and Ingr was unable to save her. But Runeard didn't want Ingr interfering with his plans against the Northuldra so he forced the one witness to lie and since then Ingr has been painted as a SiblingMurderer who was jealous of her older sister and wanted the crown. This gets cleared up 50 years later at the end of the story by Elsa, Anna and her undead sister.]]

* GreenEyedMonster: Ingr reportedly killed her sister Sissel by pushing her into a rambunctious river because she wanted the throne. [[spoiler:That’s a lie, the sisters were very close, Sissel fell in by accident and Runeard placed the blame on her so he could get support to build his dam.]]

* NonMaliciousMonster: The Drauger is stealing peoples memories [[spoiler: ,she is actually Sissel and it’s so that no one remembers the lies about her sister that Runeard told Arendelle,]] and chasing Anna and Elsa [[spoiler: Because she wants to show her how she really died]]. It is still causing a terrible storm and casting darkness over Arendelle but she seems to have no control over that.

* PerpetualStorm: The draugar brings an endless storm to Arendelle.

* TheWorfEffect: Draugars not only have the ability to steal peoples memories [[spoiler:Elsa even has trouble using Ahtohallan thanks to it]] but can also place curses on people to steal or suppress their strength [[spoiler: which even works on Elsa’s powers.]]

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* AuthorityInNameOnly: Elsa is still called Queen Elsa/your Majesty by the people of Arendelle and people of other countries address Anna and Elsa as the queens of Arendelle as if they are joint rulers. She is also called the Snow Queen, even though the only one who actually has the crown is Anna and Elsa spends most of her time in the Enchanted Forest. Elsa is officially the protector of Ahtohallans memories.
* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:After the truth about Ingr and Sissel is revealed, Sissel sheds her decaying undead draugar body and becomes a spirit before presumably going to the afterlife.]]

* ClearTheirName: [[spoiler:This turns out to be the draugar's true motivation. She wants to clear her sister's name, which she does by erasing everyone’s memories so that they believe the truth when Elsa and Anna tell them.]]

** Mari, King Jonas and Vesterland appear. Who the sisters met in Breaking Boundaries. [[spoiler: and the draugar used to be a Vesterland princess, Jonas’ cousin and he inherited the throne after her death and her sisters exile.]]

** Anna and Kristoff are celebrating their sixth “Choco-versary” as in the anniversary of the first time they shared chocolate together. But they only met three years ago. When asked the author couldn't explain the reasoning, but it could be assumed that it isn’t celebrated annually.

** Elsa and Anna recount that Sorensen was useful last time Arendelle was cursed. This is supposed to be a reference to Forest of Shadows, but chronologically that last time Arendelle was cursed should have been in Frozen 2 when the spirits attacked the kingdom. Unless they didn’t consider that a curse so to speak.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: While checking out the spot where Ingr supposedly pushed Sissel into the river, Elsa looses her balance and falls into it herself. She would have drowned due to the current (and the draugar halting her powers) had Anna not saved her. [[spoiler: This is how Sissel actually died.]]

* {{Irony}}: Elsa, the one who gave up being queen to live in the enchanted forest, finds Oskar Ander’s reports on soil quality extremely boring while Anna finds them interesting.
* KnightTemplarBigBrother: Sissel comes back from the dead as a draugar, curses all of Arendelle with amnesia and hunts down Anna and Elsa [[spoiler:to clear her sister's name after fifty years.]]
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: The draugar has the ability to steal peoples memories. Elsa is less affected (still enough to affect her ability to pull memories from Ahtohallan) then other people possibly due to her being a spirit. Anna experiences more forgetfulness than Elsa, but still remembers important things. Olaf isn’t affected at all.

* MisplacedRetribution: Anna at first thinks that the Draugar is after her because she is taking out her fury of having been killed by her own younger sister in an attempt to usurp the crown and Anna herself is the youngest sister who "took" the crown from Elsa. [[spoiler:Turns out that the Draugar was just trying to go to her for help.]]

* PoorCommunicationKills: The draugar [[spoiler: Sissel]] can only say two words "sister" and "mine". [[spoiler: So when she tries going to Anna and Elsa for help they think she is attacking them.]]

** Ahtohallan is the spirit of memories which is embodied in the glacier. She also “talks” to Elsa by showing her visions of her mother.
** Elsa couldn’t have taken Anna to Ahtohallan in Frozen 2 because 1) The Nokk wouldn’t have let her and the dark sea is impossible without the water spirit and 2) Only Elsa can access Ahtohallan anyways.

* SuperpowerLottery: The draugar causes storms, can steal peoples memories, is strong enough to break through solid ice, seems to have the ability to teleport, can cast curses on other people to weaken them and at one point even absorbs and mimics Elsa’s ice powers.

* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler: After the truth about Ingr and Sissel is revealed, Sissel sheds her decaying undead draugar body and becomes a spirit before presumably going to the afterlife.]]

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: [[spoiler: Ingr, being a scientist with a fascination with the environment, automatically realized that Runeards dam project would actually weaken the northuldra's water flow and cause environmental devastation to the forest. This in turn would also affect other countries like Vesterland by depleting them of animals to hunt for food. Sissel, however, was initially reluctant to oppose Runeard since Arendelle is a very important partner for them, especially since their ports are the epicenter for trade. Though eventually the sisters decide to stand up to Runeard and force him to abandon the project together. And then Sissel dies...]]
* ClearTheirName: [[spoiler: This turns out to be the draugars true motivation. She wants to clear her sisters name, which she does by erasing everyone’s memories so that they believe the truth when Elsa and Anna tell them.]]

** Anna and Kristoff are celebrating their sixth “Choco-versary” as in the anniversary of the first time they shared chocolate together. But they only met three years ago. When asked the author couldn't explain the reasoning but it could be assumed that it isn’t celebrated annually.
** Kristoff is said to have blue eyes, in cannon they are brown. When this was brought up the author said she would try to fix that in later editions.

* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler: Ingr forgives Stig Petter for lying to the court about her killing her sister because she knows Runeard forced him too.]]

** In the beginning, after hearing how Runeard persecuted Ingr for murdering Sissel Elsa and Anna recount how unusual it is to hear that their grandfather did something good. [[spoiler: Turns out at the end Runeard framed her.]]
* FrameUp: [[spoiler: Ingr didnt kills Sissel, she was pushed into the river by a flash flood and Ingr was unable to save her. But Runeard didnt want Ingr interfering with his plans against the northuldra so he foced the one witness to lie and since then Ingr has been painted as a SiblingMurderer who was jealous of her older sister and wanted the crown. This gets cleared up 50 years later at the end of the story by Elsa, Anna and her undead sister.]]
* TheGoodQueen: [[spoiler: Queen Rita helped Ingr escape after Runeard got her sentenced.]]
* GreenEyedMonster: Ingr reportedly killed her sister Sissel by pushing her into a rambunctious river because she wanted the throne. [[spoiler: That’s a lie, the sisters were very close, Sissel fell in by accident and Runeard placed blame on her so he could get support to build his dam.]]
* HateSink: Once again, King Runeard. [[spoiler: After Ingr accidentally drowned in the river while visiting Arendelle, Runeard forced the only witness to claim Ingr pushed her so he could get her arrested and coerce the next rulers of Vesterland into supporting his construction of the dam to weaken the Northuldra.]]
* {{Irony}}: Elsa, the one who gave up being queen to live in the enchanted forest, finds Oskar Ander’s reports on soil quality extremely boring. While Anna finds them interesting.
* KnightTemplarBigBrother: Sissel comes back from the dead as a draugar, curses all of Arendelle with amnesia and hunts down Anna and Elsa [[spoiler: to clear her sisters name after fifty years.]]

* MirrorCharacter: The Vesterland princesses (Ingr and Sissel) are like Anna and Elsa. Two sisters with Sissel being occupied with her peoples safety (like Anna) and Ingr focusing on the environmental effects (like Elsa). Except that Sissel was the older one and future queen while Ingr was the younger. At first it seems like they are a foil to each other, with Ingr and Sissel hating each other and Ingr killing Sissel for the crown while Elsa willing gave hers to Anna, but [[spoiler: that was actually a lie told by Runeard so she couldn’t stand in the way of his plan to weaken the Northuldra.]]
* MisplacedRetribution: Anna at first thinks that the Draugar is after her because she is taking out her fury of having been killed by her own younger sister in an attempt to usurp the crown and Anna herself is the youngest sister who "took" the crown from Elsa. [[spoiler: Turns out that the draugar was just trying to go to her for help.]]

* TheWorfEffect: Draugars not only have the ability to steal peoples memories [[spoiler: Elsa even has trouble using Ahtohallan thanks to it]] but can also place curses on people to steal or suppress their strength [[spoiler: which even works on Elsa’s powers.]]

** The village of Harmon is mentioned, a relevant location in the novel Conceal, Don't Feel: A Twisted Tale. Due to the alternate timeline featured, Anna grew up in Harmon instead of in Arendelle.

** Soreson from Forest of Shadows appears when the sisters go to him for help. They recount he was useful last time the kingdom was cursed, referencing the plot of the book.

** Elsa learned about her grandmother Queen Rita from Ahtohallan as well as seeing Agnar and Idunna growing up, as shown in Dangerous Secrets.

* SuperPowerLottery: The draugar causes storms, can steal peoples memories, is strong enough to break through solid ice, seems to have the ability to teleport, can cast curses on other people to weaken them and at one point even absorbs and mimics Elsa’s ice powers.