Norway Knights Penguin, Results in Adorable Photographs

August 20, 2008 in Photography with 1 Comment

No, this isn’t a Photoshop job. This is Sir Nils Olav, a penguin who, formally the Colonel-In-Chief of the Norwegian Army, has recently been knighted at the Edinburgh Zoo. He’s been an honorary member and mascot of the King’s Guard since 1972.

According to the news article over on the BBC…

During the ceremony, Nils had a sword dubbed on each side of his head, where his shoulders should be, to confirm his regimental knighthood.

A crowd of several hundred people joined the 130 guardsmen at the zoo. A citation from King Harald the Fifth of Norway was read out, which described Nils as a penguin “in every way qualified to receive the honour and dignity of knighthood”.

You can read the entire article over on the BBC, and check out some photos below, thanks to Neatorama and Cuteoverload.

Thanks to everyone who IMed me this link!

About Eric: Eric spends most of his time writing, taking pictures, reading, and hanging out with his (somewhat famous) chinchilla Mittens and bunny Rory. He teaches writing and literature at some local Philadelphia colleges and works in publishing. He knows absolutely nothing about sports, and is proud of it.

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One Response to “Norway Knights Penguin, Results in Adorable Photographs”

  1. Billius August 24, 2008 at 9:15 am #

    Nooooooo! Cuteness overload!

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