Tofslan och Vifslan, en oskiljaktig duo


TOFSLAN OCH VIFSLAN, MUMINMUGG, 20.. (354524805) ᐈ ROMANOVAANTIK på Tradera

"Under the names of Tofslan and Vifslan" LETTERS TO VIVICA BANDLER 1946-1976 "Do we really appreciate how lucky we are . . . ?" LETTERS TO Tuulikki Pietilä 1946-1976 "Dearest Ham" LETTERS TO SIGNE HAMMARSTEN JANSSON. 1959-1967 "A letter that you burn - please! - is better than talking" LETTERS TO MAYA VANNI 1957-1983


Fin Tofslan och Vifslan Muminmugg (384841656) ᐈ Finmug på Tradera

Thingumy and Bob's original names in Swedish, Tofslan and Vifslan, match the names Tove and Vivica, and it's actually the nicknames Tove used for her and Vivica in her letters. From a gender perspective, it's rather interesting that the English translator chose the names Thingumy and Bob.


Tofslan och Vifslan, en oskiljaktig duo

Thingumy and Bob are called Tofslan and Vifslan in Swedish. They are named after the nicknames Tove Jansson and her secret lover Vivica Bandler had for each other. 68 12 Sort by: Open comment sort options Add a Comment The_Jamijach • 3 yr. ago I've known this for about as long as I've been invested in the fandom. 8 SquareSalute • 3 yr. ago


Tofslan & Vifslan Reflex / Väsksmycke 3 delar Nellispresenter

In Trollkarlen's Hatt (Finn Family Moomintroll), where Groke first appears, she is a bit different kind of character than in other books. First of all she talks. She is chasing Thingummy and Bob (originally called Tofslan and Vifslan) who represent Tove and her first female lover Vivica Bandler. In that book Groke very much represents homophobia.


MUMINMUGG TOFSLAN OCH VIFSLAN / MUMIN MUGG (377859114) ᐈ Köp på Tradera

For example, the characters of Tofslan and Vifslan in Trollkarlens hatt [The magician's hat] were based on Jansson and her lover Vivica Bandler. However, positive features include the historical background of the works, the pictures, the quotations from personal letters (which illuminate our understanding of an author who strove to protect her.


「トフスラン(Tofslan)」と「ビフスラン(Vifslan)」の名前に隠された秘密のメッセージ トーベ・ヤンソンの人生と仕事における同性愛 Part2 ムーミン公式サイト

Several characters are based on her friends and lovers; Thingumy and Bob (Tofslan and Vifslan in the original Finnish) are based on Jansson and Bandler, and they speak in a secret language of spoonerisms that only they can really understand.


TOFSLAN & VIFSLAN RÖD RUBIN , MUMI.. (366430249) ᐈ ROMANOVAANTIK på Tradera

"Under the names of Tofslan and Vifslan": LETTERS TO VIVICA BANDLER 1946-1976 Download; XML "Do we really appreciate how lucky we are.?": LETTERS TO TUULIKKI PIETILÄ 1946-1976 Download; XML "Dearest Ham": LETTERS TO SIGNE HAMMARSTEN JANSSON 1959-1967 Download; XML


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he relationship did — in the way that it always does with artists — find itself not-so-discreetly into the pages of the Moomins by way of two quirky characters by the names of Thingummy and Bob, whose names in the original Swedish are Tofslan and Vifslan, a match for their respective given names and the nicknames used to Tove's letters.


Mumin Tofslan & Vifslan 2pack Mix

Wow, that's fascinating! Thanks for sharing this tidbit about Tofslan and Vifslan. I agree that Thingumy and Bob was a very poor choice for translation! So if the Mymble's Daughter is Snufkin's half-sister, then she is a lot older than Snufkin. but she really seems like his contemporary, or at least has not aged perceptibly since his conception.


Tofslan och Vifslan, en oskiljaktig duo

In the original Swedish, their names can be clearly traced to Jansson's muses: Tofslan and Vifslan, the same pet names Jansson and her lover, the theatre director Vivica Bandler, used for one another during their brief affair. Suddenly Thingumy and Bob's shiny red gem that must be hidden from others makes a lot more sense.


Muminmugg Tofslan & Vifslan Grön Cervera

Tofslan and Vifslan, as names, were based on those of Tove Jansson and her girlfriend at the time, Vivica Bandler . Thingumy and Bob speak strangely; in the original work, which is in Swedish, their language is created by adding a sla-syllable in the end of nearly every word.


Ny Mumin mugg Tofslan och Vifslan. Utgången mod.. (339038836) ᐈ Köp på Tradera

In the original Swedish, the characters are called Tofslan and Vifslan - echoing the names Tove and Vivica, for Vivica Bandler who was the first woman that Tove Jansson fell in love with. Thingumy and Bob quotes: 'And they began to wander down to the valley talking in the strange way that Thingumies and Bobs do talk.


Tofslan, Vifslan och presenten.. Köp från Lindes_Fynd på Tradera (570723437)

Tofslan and Vifslan are characters in Moomin Valley. Thank you for visiting this page! The Moomin characters are loved all over the world through novels, animated TV series and films. I like them all, but I like Tofslan and Vifslan the best, so I made them. Tofslan and Vifslan are so small that they sleep in Moominmamma's handbag.


LEGO IDEAS Tofslan & Vifslan (Thingumy And Bob)

The Snork says that Tofslan and Vifslan "can't tell the difference between right and wrong. They were born like that and can't help it." This was in 1946, and homosexuality was only legalized in.


Mumintallrik Tofslan och Vifslan / Moomin Plate.. Köp på Tradera (568795898)

Tove Jansson is well-known as the author and artist behind the universe of the Moomins, a phenomenon that has slowly grown in popularity throughout the world. Lesser-known, however, is her queerness, her love for women as well as men, and how her various partners inspired the characters of her life-works.


Muminmugg Tofslan Och Vifslan Guldstämpel 75år Köp på Tradera (528099157)

"Tove" and "Vivica" become "Tofslan" and "Vifslan" when you speak like that.) The whole plot about the Ruby and the Groke is a metaphor for them having to hide their relationship back in the days homosexuality was still a crime and taboo in Finland. A milder form of this occurs in Honor Harrington. The Royal Manticoran Navy has nearly 50-50.