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The extremely faithful [[TheFilmOfTheBook movie version]], directed by Tage Danielsson, was made in 1984 and became the highest-grossing film in Sweden that year, that was later expanded to a four-part TV MiniSeries. There is also a musical (by Axel Bergstedt) and a stage adaptation (by Barbara Hass), both of them [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff German]]. A Japanese animated TV series co-produced by Creator/StudioGhibli started airing in October 2014.

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The extremely faithful [[TheFilmOfTheBook movie version]], directed by Tage Danielsson, was made in 1984 and became the highest-grossing film in Sweden that year, that was later expanded to a four-part TV MiniSeries. There is also a musical (by Axel Bergstedt) and a stage adaptation (by Barbara Hass), both of them [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff German]]. A Japanese animated TV series co-produced by Creator/StudioGhibli and animated by Creator/PolygonPictures started airing in October 2014.
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: When the weather permits it, Ronja prefers to go barefoot. This is likely because she is an EarthyBarefootCharacter. The StudioGhibli series makes her ''always'' barefoot, even in snow to absolutely no discomfort at all. If anything, she even really seems to enjoy it.

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* DoesNotLikeShoes: When the weather permits it, Ronja prefers to go barefoot. This is likely because she is an EarthyBarefootCharacter. The StudioGhibli Creator/StudioGhibli series makes her ''always'' barefoot, even in snow to absolutely no discomfort at all. If anything, she even really seems to enjoy it.
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* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: boisterous and daring Ronja is balanced out by the levelheaded and snarky Birk.

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* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: boisterous Boisterous and daring impulsive Ronja is balanced out by the levelheaded and snarky cheeky Birk.



* YoungLoveVersusOldHate: Ronia and Birk.

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* YoungLoveVersusOldHate: Ronia Ronja and Birk.Birk's friendship vs their fathers' rivalry. The kids cannot stand to be without each other, and run away from home for months when their parents try to separate them. Young Love ultimately wins in the end when Mattis and Borka make up. As deep as their hatred goes, the men would rather be partners with happy children than enemies with miserable children.
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* SkinnyDipping: Ronja and Birk in the movie adaption.
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* ItIsDehumanizing: Mattis refuses to acknowledge Borka and his men as a people. He calls them devils instead, and his robbers follow his example. [[spoiler:This is also why Mattis does not understand why taking Birk hostage angers Ronja; In his eyes, the son of his nemesis is nothing more than a "Snakespawn."]]

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* DoesNotLikeShoes: When the weather permits it, Ronja prefers to go barefoot. This is likely because she is an EarthyBarefootCharacter.
** The StudioGhibli series makes her ''always'' barefoot, even in snow to absolutely no discomfort at all. If anything, she even really seems to enjoy it.

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* DoesNotLikeShoes: When the weather permits it, Ronja prefers to go barefoot. This is likely because she is an EarthyBarefootCharacter.
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EarthyBarefootCharacter. The StudioGhibli series makes her ''always'' barefoot, even in snow to absolutely no discomfort at all. If anything, she even really seems to enjoy it.
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: When the weather permits it, Ronja prefers to go barefoot. This is likely either because she is an EarthyBarefootCharacter, or a sign of BarefootPoverty given her family's career.

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* DoesNotLikeShoes: When the weather permits it, Ronja prefers to go barefoot. This is likely either because she is an EarthyBarefootCharacter, or a sign of BarefootPoverty given EarthyBarefootCharacter.
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her family's career.''always'' barefoot, even in snow to absolutely no discomfort at all. If anything, she even really seems to enjoy it.
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* ShipperOnDeck: [[WomenAreWiser Lovis knows perfectly well what's going on]] between Ronia and Birk, and is fairly OK with it; Undis notices as well, but isn't as pleased.
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* AnAesop: Life and love are too precious to be wasted because of hatred and stubbornness.


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* ParentsAsPeople: Mattis loves Ronja with all his heart, but he's not even close to being a perfect father. His pride and pigheadedness could very well be considered the main antagonistic force of the story.
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* [[IHaveNoSon I Have No Daughter]]: Matt's reaction when Ronia tells him she doesn't want to be his daughter after he kidnaps Birk.

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* [[IHaveNoSon I Have No Daughter]]: Matt's reaction when Ronia tells him she doesn't want very deliberately allows herself to be taken hostage by Borka in order to force Mattis to give up his daughter after he kidnaps hostage - Birk.
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: When the weather permits it, Ronja prefers to go barefoot. This is likely either because she is an EarthyBarefootCharacter, or a sign of BarefootPoverty given her family's career.



* FeudingFamilies: Mattis' and Borka's clans have been at war with each other for at least four generations.



* RealMenWearPink: Anime!Mattis rocks a pair of pink trousers and at one point cancels a raid so that he can feed his baby girl dinner. He also fights knights, harpies and greydwarves like a true badass.

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* RealMenWearPink: Anime!Mattis rocks a pair of pink trousers and at one point cancels a raid so that he can feed his baby girl dinner. He also fights knights, harpies and greydwarves grey dwarves like a true badass.


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* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: boisterous and daring Ronja is balanced out by the levelheaded and snarky Birk.


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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Mattis and Borka played together as boys, but their potential friendship ended when Mattis' father threw young Borka out of the fort and beat him for good measure.
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Ronia is not happy about finding out how her father makes his living. [[spoiler: She is even more displeased when she discovers what he has kidnapped Birk]].

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* CallingTheOldManOut: Ronia is not happy about finding out how her father makes his living. [[spoiler: She is even more displeased when she discovers what he has kidnapped Birk]].

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* CallingTheOldManOut: Ronia is not happy about finding out how her father makes his living. [[spoiler: She is even more displeased when she discovers what he has done to Birk]].

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* CallingTheOldManOut: Ronia is not happy about finding out how her father makes his living. [[spoiler: She is even more displeased when she discovers what he has done to kidnapped Birk]].


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* WomenAreWiser: Lovis is the only female among the robbers, and the most levelheaded and sensible by a ''significant'' margin. Ronja becomes similarly practical as she grows out of her naiveté, and while not given much focus, Undis appears to be this for Borka's band as well.
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* HonoraryUncle: All the men in Mattis' band of robbers love Ronja from the moment she is born, and care for her in their own awkward way.
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One day she journeys out on her own and meets Birk, the son of Borka, the chief of a rival bandit clan. [[DefeatMeansFriendship While competing over who can leap over a chasm the best,]] Birk is rescued by Ronia from falling to his death and they secretly become friends.

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One day she journeys out on her own and meets Birk, the son of Borka, the chief of a rival bandit clan. [[DefeatMeansFriendship While competing over who can leap over a chasm the best,]] Birk is rescued by Ronia from falling to his death death, and they secretly become friends.
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One day she journeys out on her own and meets Birk, the son of Borka, the chief of a rival bandit clan. [[DefeatMeansFriendship While competing over who can leap over a chasm the best]], Birk is rescued by Ronia from falling to his death and they secretly become friends.

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One day she journeys out on her own and meets Birk, the son of Borka, the chief of a rival bandit clan. [[DefeatMeansFriendship While competing over who can leap over a chasm the best]], best,]] Birk is rescued by Ronia from falling to his death and they secretly become friends.
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: Skalle-Per

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* ManChild: Matt.

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-->''Wolf, wolf, don't come near\\
You'll never take my child''
* ManChild: Matt.Mattis.
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%%* CoolOldGuy: Noddle-Pete

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%%* CoolOldGuy: Noddle-PeteNoodle-Pete



* RebelliousPrincess / RebelliousPrince: Ronia and Birk.

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* RebelliousPrincess / RebelliousPrince: Ronia and Birk.RebelliousPrincess: Ronia; Birk is a gender inverted version.



* SadlyMythtaken: Harpies aren't part of Swedish folklore. Maybe that's why Lindgren didn't even call them "harpies". She called them "Vildvittror" (wild wights), which is a much more generic term.

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* SadlyMythtaken: Harpies aren't part of Swedish folklore. Maybe that's why Lindgren didn't even call them "harpies". She In the original Swedish version they're called them "Vildvittror" (wild wights), which is a much more generic term.wights).
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The extremely faithful [[TheFilmOfTheBook movie version]], directed by Tage Danielsson, was made in 1984 and became the highest-grossing film in Sweden that year, that was later expanded to a four-part TV MiniSeries. There is also a musical (by Axel Bergstedt) and a stage adaptation (by Barbara Hass), both of them [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff German]]. A Japanese animated TV series co-produced by StudioGhibli started airing in October 2014.

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The extremely faithful [[TheFilmOfTheBook movie version]], directed by Tage Danielsson, was made in 1984 and became the highest-grossing film in Sweden that year, that was later expanded to a four-part TV MiniSeries. There is also a musical (by Axel Bergstedt) and a stage adaptation (by Barbara Hass), both of them [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff German]]. A Japanese animated TV series co-produced by StudioGhibli Creator/StudioGhibli started airing in October 2014.
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* SceneryPorn: The anime adaptation seems to consist of at least 50% scenery shots.
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* YoungLoveVersusOldHate: Ronia and Birk.
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* MamaBear: Lovis, even when her daughter's father becomes, in her words, "More than legally insane" with [[IHaveNoSon I Have No Daughter Syndrome]].

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* MamaBear: Lovis, even when her daughter's father becomes, in her words, "More than legally insane" with [[IHaveNoSon I Have No Daughter Syndrome]]. Even though she is TheStoic to Mattis' LargeHam, she actually appears stronger than him (effortlessly lifting a heavy cauldron and a huge side of mutton that Mattis is struggling to move even in BerserkerRage). The robbers are right to fear her.

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* DeadpanSnarker: Kalle-Per/Noodle-Pete, very often. Lovis is also not too bad at it.

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* DeadpanSnarker: Kalle-Per/Noodle-Pete, Skalle-Per/Noodle-Pete, very often. Lovis is also not too bad at it.it.
-->'''Skalle-Per:''' So what about this bull you wanted to take by the horns and throw into Hell's Gap? Made a great big noise when it fell down, did it? Must have echoed through the whole castle.



* ManChild: Matt.

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* ManChild: Matt. Matt.
* MilkingTheGiantCow: One of anime!Mattis' signature moves.
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*DeadpanSnarker: Kalle-Per/Noodle-Pete, very often. Lovis is also not too bad at it.
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*IOweYouMyLife: Birk to Ronja. Later on, when he repays her, they become friends.
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* RealMenWearPink: Anime!Mattis rocks a pair of pink trousers.

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* RealMenWearPink: Anime!Mattis rocks a pair of pink trousers.trousers and at one point cancels a raid so that he can feed his baby girl dinner. He also fights knights, harpies and greydwarves like a true badass.
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Ronia is the daughter of Matt, the chief of a group of bandits living in a fort hidden in the woods.

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Ronia is the daughter of Matt, Mattis, the chief of a group of bandits living in a fort hidden in the woods.



* LightningCanDoAnything: In the wery first chapter, lightning strikes Matt's castle and splits it and the mountain beneath it in two, creating a deep casm.

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* LightningCanDoAnything: In the wery very first chapter, lightning strikes Matt's castle and splits it and the mountain beneath it in two, creating a deep casm.chasm.
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* RealMenWearPink: Anime!Mattis rocks a pair of pink trousers.

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* AdultFear: The things Mattis warns Ronja about when he sends her into the woods alone for the first time are just as worrying to a modern parent. Having your child get lost, fall into a river and drown, be taken by a predator (human or otherwise) or fall off a cliff is just as much a terror to a modern parent as it is to poor Mattis.



* DubNameChange: There are two English translations: the 1983 Methuen Children's Books' ''The Robber's Daughter'' and the 1985 Puffin Books' ''Ronia, the Robber's Daughter''. Both versions made some changes in the character names, the former being far more drastic. In the Methuen version, Ronja is called "Kirsty" while Puffin simply modified the spelling to [[SpellMyNameWithAnS "Ronia"]]. TheOtherWiki has a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronja_Rövardotter#Translations more extensive list]] of name-changes.

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* DubNameChange: There are two English translations: the 1983 Methuen Children's Books' ''The Robber's Daughter'' and the 1985 Puffin Books' ''Ronia, the Robber's Daughter''. Both versions made some changes in the character names, the former being far more drastic. In the Methuen version, Ronja is called "Kirsty" while Puffin simply modified the spelling to [[SpellMyNameWithAnS "Ronia"]]. TheOtherWiki has a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronja_Rövardotter#Translations more extensive list]] of name-changes. name-changes.
* EmotionalBruiser: Mattis is about as far from TheStoic as you can get, but it doesn't detract from his badass credentials in any way.

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