Elsa the Snow Queen


 * This article is about the character from Frozen. For the character from Frankenweenie, see Elsa Van Helsing.


 * “In Arendelle's fair kingdom, a ruler did appear Born with a secret power so great, alone, she stayed in fear Although the force was hidden, one day she let it go And all the land was covered in eternal ice and snow”
 * ―Frozen trailer's narration

Elsa is the deuteragonist of Disney's 2013 animated feature film, Frozen, and the protagonist of its 2019 sequel. Born with the power of ice and snow, Elsa is the firstborn daughter of King Agnarr and Queen Iduna, older sister of Queen Anna, and the former queen of Arendelle. Throughout most of her young life, Elsa feared that her powers were monstrous. Therefore, she isolated herself from the world as a means of protecting her family and kingdom. Elsa's anxieties would eventually trigger a curse that plunged Arendelle into an eternal winter. Through Anna's love, however, Elsa is able to control her powers and live peacefully amongst her people with newfound self-confidence.

Three years into her reign, Elsa abdicates the throne to assume her rightful place as the Snow Queen—the fifth spirit of the Enchanted Forest that bridges the magic of nature and people.

Elsa is loosely based on the titular character of "The Snow Queen", a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, and to a greater extent in terms of characterization, Kaifrom the same story. While the character from the original fairy tale was a neutral character, Elsa was rewritten as a tragic heroine whose personality and role was