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[[Image:AlexanderHall.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Alexander Hall, the Winter Palace, St petersburg.]] |
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'''Owl''' is a [[fictional character]] in [[A. A. Milne]]'s [[Winnie-the-Pooh]] books and in [[Disney]]'s [[Winnie the Pooh]] cartoons. Owl's character is obviously based on the stereotype of the "wise old [[owl]]", although in the books, the quality of Owl's "wisdom" is sometimes questionable. Owl can spell his name ("Wol") and the word "Tuesday" (so that you know it isn't Wednesday), but his spelling goes all to pieces over delicate words like ''measles'' and ''buttered toast''. He can also read, although only if no-one is looking over his shoulder. |
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[[Image:Alexanderhalllocation.jpg|thuumb|right|100px|Location of the Alexander hall within the Winter palace]] |
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The reason that Owl is named Wol is because ''Wol'' is a [[Kent]]ish and [[Sussex]] dialect word for ''Owl'',<ref name=Wol>{{cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/voices2005/dictionary.shtml| publisher = [[BBC Radio Kent]]| title = GLOSSARY: What would you say?| accessdate = 2008-03-31}}</ref> which Milne would have been familiar with, living on a farm at [[Hartfield]] at the time he was writing Winnie the Pooh. |
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The '''Alexander Hall''' of the [[Winter Palace]], [[St petersburg]], was created following the fire of 1837 by [[Alexander Briullov]]. The room commerates the reign of Emperor Alexander I and the Napoleonic Wars. |
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Owl is a good friend of [[Winnie the Pooh]], [[Christopher Robin]], and all the other inhabitants of the Forest. He is always happy to offer his opinions, advice, and anecdotes - whether or not they are actually wanted. Owl also enjoys telling stories about his relatives, including his aunt who laid a seagull's egg by mistake and his Uncle Robert who once survived a very blusterous day. |
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Decorated in an unusual [[Gothic]]ised version of [[classic]]ism, the walls contain twenty-four [[medallion]]s commerating Russia's victory over the French by the sculptor Count [[Fiodor Tolstoy]]. |
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In the [[Winnie-the-Pooh]] book, Owl lives in a tree known as ''The Chestnuts'', located in the middle of the [[Hundred Acre Wood]] and described as an "old world residence of great charm" which is grand enough to have both a door-knocker and a bell-pull. That house is blown down by a storm in the eighth chapter of ''[[The House at Pooh Corner]]''. [[Eeyore]] eventually discovers what he believes is the perfect new house for Owl, apparently without noticing that it is actually [[Piglet (Winnie the Pooh)|Piglet's]] house. Nonetheless, Piglet offers the house to Owl, and he presumably moves in. Owl made a sign indicating that he planned to call his new house "The Wolery". |
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Unlike most of the original cast of the books, the illustrations of Owl look more like a living animal and than a stuffed one. This idea is also supported by [[Rabbit (Winnie the Pooh)|Rabbit's]] comment to him, "You and I have brains. The others have fluff." In [[Ernest H. Shepard]]'s illustrations, Owl appears to be about a head shorter than Pooh, and a little below hip-height to Christopher Robin. He is sometimes but not always drawn wearing reading glasses. When the illustrations show him writing, he holds the pen in his talons, not with his wing. |
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Owl appears in chapters IV, VI, VIII, IX, and X of Winnie-the-Pooh. He also appears in chapters V, VIII, IX, and X of ''The House at Pooh Corner'', and is mentioned in several other chapters. |
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== Disney Cartoon version == |
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The original voice of Owl in the Disney films was [[Hal Smith (actor)|Hal Smith]]. After his death, [[Andre Stojka]] replaced him as the voice of Owl. |
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In the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] cartoon, Owl speaks in [[Received Pronunciation]]. |
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Owl appeared in the movies |
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''[[Winnie The Pooh and the Honey Tree]]'' (1966) |
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''[[Winnie The Pooh and the Blustery Day]]'' (1968) |
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== Kingdom Hearts == |
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Owl plays a small role in the video game [[Kingdom Hearts]]. He portrays his character as he is in the books and series, being the most sensible and articulate. His main role is to explain the minigames in the 100 Acre Wood. |
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== Other appearances == |
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Owl makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas]]''. In the Mickey saga, he is in the background at the Firemen's Orchestra. |
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Owl has never been seen on [[My Friends Tigger & Pooh]]. |
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=== Obscure technology jokes === |
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The [[W3C]] [[Web Ontology Language#The acronym|Web Ontology Language]] has the acronym '''OWL''' rather than '''WOL'''. This is sometimes, but incorrectly, assumed to be a reference to Owl's mis-spelling. |
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== References == |
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[[Category:Fictional owls]] |
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[[Category:Kingdom Hearts characters]] |
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[http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/08/hm89_0_1_41.html The State Hermitage Museum] retrieved 24 September 2008. |
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Revision as of 21:29, 10 October 2008
The Alexander Hall of the Winter Palace, St petersburg, was created following the fire of 1837 by Alexander Briullov. The room commerates the reign of Emperor Alexander I and the Napoleonic Wars.
Decorated in an unusual Gothicised version of classicism, the walls contain twenty-four medallions commerating Russia's victory over the French by the sculptor Count Fiodor Tolstoy.
References
The State Hermitage Museum retrieved 24 September 2008.