Penguin given knighthood by King of Norway

[CoD4inmyheart]

wtf? the norwegian king wasnt even in this movie :L

[KingofNewAnglia]

Soilder: "Do we have to salute the Penguin?"

[TheLTAProductions]

Later at a knight meeting, "Well... What do you think Penguin?"

[DarthFanta]

So, what did the penguin do to deserve a knighthood? Reminds me of how Caligula tried to appoint his horse consul.

[StayGoldHC]

Apparently there is not a lot going on in Norway....

[Jonneca]

@StayGoldHC That's very much true. However, all this and that was just to make ourselves a mascot.

[MadMike927]

This penguin is off its face on ket, just look at him man, strutting his stuff like the seedy penguin he is, I bet he crimps lugs for a living

[hammy012]

I wonder what's going on in his head during the ceremony...

"Shit, why the hell are all those creepy guys looking at me and pestering me to walk. Oh, shit, look at that guy with the knife...whew, that was some horrifying place to be, now excuse me while I go back to my exhibit and eat my fishes."

But the look of his face obviously is the "I don't give a fuck" type of face...

[EvesInParadise]

@hammy012 The questioning look on his face as he looks up at the surrounding humans can be summed up in one simple word: "Fish?"...."Fish?"....."Is any one of you buggers going to give me some...Fish?"

[jktcz]

is this a BBC april fools video?

[babywarthog]

the old man probably made a bet with his pub mates that he could pull this off!

[LadyAubrie]

This is adorable. It walks with so much pride and dignity! Jeg elsker Norge. <3

[Sundriesandetc]

Man, check out that swagger. LIKE A FRIGGIN' BOSS.

[Yeti4President]

*Then he waddled away! Waddle waddle. Till the very next day! Bum bum ba pa dum"

[DaddyGoodtime]

Such a happy bird heh. Give him a fish.

Observation: There seem to be an abundance of war scholars here, with deep emotional attachments to battles that have nothing to do with a flightless bird getting a title from Norwegian royalty.

@LordvGum

There's never an excuse for poor grammar. It shows a lack of education. Or are you comfortable "keeping it real"? It doesn't matter if you don't listen. Uneducated people tend to follow this pattern. Good luck on job applications in the near future.

[KamikaziCreeper]

Walks like a boss.

[Leability]

aaaaand I have no idea what that old guy was saying

[LordvGum]

Taking over Norway has never been so easier.

[Pyretix]

@LordvGum "So easier"? Stupid.

[LordvGum]

@Pyretix

THIS IS THE INTERNET, I HAVE THE RIGHT TO MISSPELL OR BE GRAMMATICALLY INCORRECT YOU GRAMMAR NAZI PRICK <3 CHILL OUT BRO. IF YOU LIKE CHECKING PEOPLE'S GRAMMAR, GO DO THAT SOMEWHERE ELSE.

[Pyretix]

@LordvGum Don't worry buddy, I'm not treading on your right to be an ignoramus, just pointing it out so you don't forget your place on the international ladder. It's at the bottom in case I didn't make myself clear.

[FastFiveForever]

Lol he's so clueless!

[ZeeLemonHead]

0:15 Lmao. Penguins Like "Fuck you say"

[phillisthegreat]

trve norsk pengvin

[milno99]

I want a penguin soooooo fucking bad.

[dharmaseed]

He was dressed better than anyone there.

[PrinceHeru]

um...have the normands finally drank too much, I mean it is cute but to knight a pengin? Well as fun to watch as it is, its also...pointless?

[spungebobskuarepants]

Looks like the Norwegian Royal Guard has wayyyyy too much free time.

[upularFTW]

Pengin's

[ShadyJenkinz]

lol the penguin's looking at all the guards like, "Come at me bro!"

[Grethmii]

Like a boss!

[plainlake]

guys.. this is more of a mark of friendship between the Norwegian army and the brits. Something that came out of WW2. It is somewhat of a joke, probably a joke most yanks wouldent understand. But yeah they might have gone a bit far, we have a statue of that penguin in the army base I was stationed in...

[zdtfdfhgjk]

this makes knighthood look like a joke all the troops that are not knighted should br outraged

[TerraZet]

So THATS what Danny Devito is doing these days...

[bobby777knight]

What did the penguin do again to deserve a knighthood?

[Villafane7]

@bobby777knight It won the game.

[bobby777knight]

@Villafane7

What game?

[bobblesworth]

@bobby777knight lol

[pradip1995hero]

i bet the guards are like WTF why is the peguin getting knighthood and not me :( xD

[hunkyzombie]

"can't believe i'm standing to attention for a f*cking penguin".

[melvinthedeathless]

My Jaw literally dropped... D:

[Naiuhz]

What does the penguin do now? Join the armed forces in the middle east?

[UKNationalAirsoft]

its inspecting the troops haha

[77moessa]

ha ha ha ha ha what a joke this is.

[albertjester]

i dont want to live on this planet anymore.

[pearljam226]

Why did this happen?

[richerite]

This scene does not belong to our dimension

[SergeantScruffles]

Where was Sir Nils on saturday?

[pinintra]

Congratulazioni ed un bacione, Pinguino Cavaliere!!!

[notilhenger]

Why did he get knighted? Of course it's cool and fun. But, WHY?!

[lbr218]

How in the hell did all those troops keep a straight face!?

[Mikkhep]

@lbr218 Because they are Norwegian and awesome.

[lbr218]

@Mikkhep That's true :P

Quite.

[Mikkhep]

@lbr218 :]

[IlIlIIIIlllIlllIlIII]

@lbr218 Out of fear of Sir Penguin.

[JBLAKIE1]

@lbr218

it shows discipline, but it seems the ceremony was for moral, and to show that animals deserve respect just like humans.

[CPworkout]

wait why did a penguin get knighted?

[CrimsonDrift16]

cute penguin is cute  !!

[BatmanSucksMyBanana]

i wouldn't keep a straight face either if i had to knight a penguin

[MondayFever1]

hmmm... i wonder who killed osama

[megakid888]

Only in Norway!

[The123Metronome]

This penguin is such a baller. Let it be known that it wouldn't be a good idea to fuck with this bird.

[TheDVDjay]

Sir Penguin sgonna has victory seks with other birds at the zoo?

[Alectr0n]

I wonder what aliens would think of this video if they detected it in space?

[omgix3elizabeth]

I can't stop watching this.

[loca4RoCk]

LMAO!! XD

[SaroMardi]

hail the new monarch

[Volkov85]

Amazing !

[jakey926]

That's gotta be one badass penguin.

[TosiValhe]

Norwegian army.. what a joke.

[scullyy]

@TosiValhe what joke?

[heroiniskindacool]

@TosiValhe Still better than the Finnish army.

[Zappaman88]

@TosiValhe Norwegian army wasnt a joke when it helped your finland fight off the soviets, was it? jerkoff

[TosiValhe]

@Zappaman88 I'm sorry.. WHAT HELP?

[MPviking89]

@TosiValhe 900 volunteers weapons and equpment

[quezcatol]

@Zappaman88 8500 swedes was in the finish army also, we didnt change the war.

[bohuslen]

@Zappaman88 The Norwegian army never fought in Finland. The last time the Norwegian army fought abroad was in 1788 when we last tried to take back Bohuslen from Sweden.

[plainlake]

@bohuslen You are right in that the army was never deployed there, just a whole lot of volunteers.

[bohuslen]

@plainlake It`s a shame though that the army didn`t take part, we should have helped Finland in 1939-1940.

[ArildNL79]

@bohuslen

No the army didnt, but thousands of voulenteers did...

Quite a lot of those had ancestors from Finland, but many were just out to protect Scandinavia.

They fought in finnish and swedish uniforms.

My greatgrandfather was one of those, so please show some respect!

He fell in north Karelia.

And hundreds of Norwegians died for Finland!

[anden191]

@Zappaman88 I did not know that the norwegian army was helping the finns. I thought it were Sweden

[natonorway]

@anden191 norway and sweden did help the finns

[xllekall]

@TosiValhe contry are you from ?

[TheExcelion]

God save His Majesty King Harald V

[TheExcelion]

God save His Majesty King Harald V

[BrOkEnCyDebitchh]

this isint a joke, is it

[Odinfan]

My goodness the Scandinavians are all decent humanists and beyond light years ahead of us. LONG LIVE SIR PENGUIN OF THE KING'S GUARDS OF NORWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SODEMO2007]

at he's well dressed for the occasion.

[The31415927]

 :O /|\ MEOW!

[KnivstikkerOla]

That penguin deserved that. He saved the aquarium in Bergen from instinction.

Den pingvinen fortjente det. Han reddet akvariumet i Bergen fra utryddelse.

[KnivstikkerOla]

thisworks@ Well said, sir Works.

[tommyk1347]

u jelly?

[jeffvenou]

@1:38

very very good norWEEEEEGIAN gaahhdsman.

[shagythommy]

i like the lady crying over it at 1:01

[SturmKorps]

This is teh stupidest thing i've seen today, fuck, this world is full of dumbasses.

[thisworks]

@SturmKorps

When you have a planet full of religious people that pray to a sky wizard and believe the earth is ending may 21,2011 knighting a penguin makes much more sense to me and serves more of a purpose than an invisible god. ALL HAIL OVERLORD PENGUIN OF EARTH !!!

[JBS19]

i heard one ambitious penguin once became emperor

[MrKevstro]

Random Penguin: "soooo what did you do?"

Knighted Penguin: "I don't know man but they SCARED ME, they all kept swarming around me and they held this pointy thing at me, said some stuff I couldn't understand and they put this thing on my arm!"

[Insperato62]

@cmLMolde - I think a Penguin mascot is brilliant.Perhaps not quite up to the standard of an Irish Wolfhound, but he looked smarter than the Goat.As for the Swedes.Well, they gave us a lot of trouble in the past - raping and pillaging - so I think we should boycot IKEA.Whereas you guys gave Ireland & the Scottish Isles trouble.Then came the Normans!Thanks.Never trust a guy who gets his rocks off rowing an open boat across the North Sea - he's only after yer knickers & yer money (so said mum).

[barrigasduele1895]

are these old farts crazy?

[MrMrTrader]

if i see this penguin. do i have to call him sir ?

[cmLMolde]

@petkol

Most likely:

Penguin: DO YOU CALL THOSE SHOES SHINY? I CAN'T SEE MY FACE IN IT. AND THAT UNIFORM, YOU BRING SHAME UPON THE NORWEGIAN KINGS GUARD. STRAIGHTEN UP YOU LOWLY SCUM!

Soldier: I want home to mommy... (Yeah, i were in the navy, we don't think highly about the pantsy Kings Guard. )

[Mjolkmaestro]

He just walks around there, being better than everyone else!

[solsvik2]

Why?

[Yeahraftin]

That thing's strutting down the line like a motherfuckin' champ.

[nafixisntright]

@Yeahraftin Like a boss

[NorwegianStory]

just a normal day in norway...

[JamesSnarkle]

They did it for the lulz, I guess.

[rumpastumpa]

good lord, how low can humanity get, KNIGHTING A DAMN PENGUIN!

[Megaerathia]

Awk awk awk awk awk!

[danielthomasslade]

they say penguins taste more fishy than fish. is that possible?

[petkol]

I love how Nils Olav fixed his eye on that one guardsman. I wounder what that guardsman was thinking at that moment. Probably sceared shit, but more so what Nils Olav was thinking.

Any one with a clue?

~Wille

[shairaptor]

that penguin is cooler, more intelligent, better, stronger, and has a higher social status, than most kiddie humans posting kindergarden comments here on Youtube, and certainly than most humans out there! We bow to you, great sir nils olav! <3 =)

[Bigredgumball]

If I were a guardsman Id e a little put out, I mean they're knighting a bloody penguin. Did the penguin go through basic training? Did it do anything heroic?... Did it do anything other then waddle around?

More importantly.. if i were a knight ... id be like wtf!

.. I know lets put the penguin on a horse and I'll e more then happy to joust with it... if after watching this video I could e certain that the gawd damn thing wouldn't win somehow..... its a fucking penguin!

[SupremeRulahXenu]

@Bigredgumball Even when human, the Colonel-in-Chief usually isn't a soldier, but a royal or somebody else who acts as a sort of patron or protector of the unit.

[RobinChapmanOFFICIAL]

1 word... AWWWWW!!! :P

[Balthic]

Why is there another big Youtube argument happening under this video? IT'S ABOUT A PENGUIN BEING KNIGHTED. I don't even know how it's possible to find something to argue about out of that.

[LesCrapio]

Well if he is not taking his job seriously, he must be put down.

[bubsies]

fuck yea

[vanadiumV]

i love pingouin , i love Linux bird !!

[DuchessAliana]

Sir Nils Olav was knighted on my mom's birthday!! :D

[rdnzl7878]

that animal is worthier than a few human

[r8offire]

That penguin will live a better life than 2/3 of the population of human beings on this planet!

[ultimatetoturial56]

shit i love's penguin

[TheLobsterOfFate]

lmao long live that penguin

[Lotus0812]

Some of you need to lighten up. It´s a penguin, and a penguin who has served as a mascot for the Kings Guard longer than some of you have been on the planet. Everything doesn´t have to be so serious all the time. It has nothing to do with war or hunting whales or seals. Whale and seal hunting is about tradition, bad tradition perhaps, but never the less, a tradition. I think this is a nice gesture and perhaps it tells us to look on the brighter side of things. Animals are innocent !!

[Avalon041167]

I have seen Sir Nils on many occassion whilst at the zoo. As for those worrying about the third world, the starving in Sudan and wasting tax payers money, then I say I would rather see taxes being wasted in this way rather than feathering the nests and lining the pockets of our greedy bastard politicians

[petkol]

I would also like to note, Colonel-in-Chief Sir Nils Olav the II was also awarded the Norwegian Army's Long Service and Good Conduct medal on the same date.

[norzoloco1]

that penguins all like lulwut get that sward outta mah beek!!

[dingoprairie]

How can Norwegians be trusted? They're like the Canadians, bloodthirsty-born killers that torture and slaughter whales, seals, penguins wolves or any animals they find wandering around the countryside. Both Norwegians and Canadians should not be allowed near penguins or any animals.

[madmc91]

@dingoprairie

We have understood that meat is food. Yes. Thank you for noticing.

[dingoprairie]

@madmc91 yes norwegians are really made out of meat.. therefore food. norwegians slaughter and eat their kids? Not surprised, that would be normal for norway. Thanks for the advice, I will tell sweden there's a good source of food for them.. norwegians :) Hey i heard seven norwegian whaling boats were sunk.. by norwegians!!! :)

[petkol]

@dingoprairie A penguin will never be accepted by the blood thirsty Norwegians. This is why the high ranking position as the Kings Guard is perfect.

You can relate to it with the Christia Guard of the Moors Caliphat or the Varangian Guard of the Byzantine Emperor.

[AlongtheWatchtower6]

@dingoprairie

I realize this comment is 5 months old, but American ignorance astounds me.

Stop commenting on videos, you are making yourself look bad aswell as your country.

[dingoprairie]

@AlongtheWatchtower6 too late, the world already knows Norweigan intelligence doesn't exist and most of the world spits on Norway for their ignorant whale killing. Norwegians have lakes of oil, why don't they eat the oil, go away and leave our whales alone? >:|

[AlongtheWatchtower6]

@dingoprairie

Haha, i realize now that you are a uneducated tree hugger. The world already knows that the US intelligence rate is very low, google it even. When you say that "We'll change our view," please, speak for yourself. Im sure all Americans are not as uneducated as you, and you are giving them a bad rep.

Im sure I will hear another comment about Canadians eating seal hearts and how "stupider" every country is but yours.

[dingoprairie]

@AlongtheWatchtower6 No american not even kindergarten school dropouts is as stupid as a canadian.. yes your so called ministers were on camera munch on seal intestines with blood spraying from their mouths.. and they're the best educated in canada. canadians should be bombed by the US air force :D

[AlongtheWatchtower6]

@dingoprairie Well, i speak with facts, you speak with ignorance. Can't really have a proper debate with you even becuase you must be 7 or 8 years old. Please save yourself the embarrassment and do not reply.

Your comment doesn't even make sense. And it proves my point on the incredibly low IQ count of most Americans.

Please, do not bother replying.

[dingoprairie]

@AlongtheWatchtower6 only the lowest, of the lowest IQ accuse everyobody else of having low IQ. What's your IQ test, 20??? Well you're just a canadian so everybody expects that. Don't go back to a canadian school either, clearly that can't work :))

[AlongtheWatchtower6]

@dingoprairie No, the lowest of the lowest IQ can't spell simple words or even compose a simple paragraph like you have showed.

You are just embarrassing yourself now.

Really, how old are you?

[dingoprairie]

@AlongtheWatchtower6 why do you think you deserve a comment with the right spelling or grammar? you're Canadian!! the lowest of low in morals and IQ. You haven't denied your IQ is 20 so I guess I hit a nerve :0

[AlongtheWatchtower6]

@dingoprairie I am going to use a few bigger words then you are infact use to, so please bare with me.

You insult the Canadian school systems, when American school systems is famous for pumping out more and more uneducated people every year. I heard on the news more then 6/10 Americans are overweight, and that is increasing.Please, before you step outside your small box of knowledge and ignorance, look at your own countries flaws.

You are giving your country a bad rep with your stupidity.

[dingoprairie]

@AlongtheWatchtower6 haha but they're FAT retarded canadians. go look in the mirror retard. it's a fact 65% of uneducated canadians are overweight. you pray to your thousands of idiot ministers, but harper..he's your god.. is ruining canada's environment and killing Afghan families since he loves killing more than bush. go back to church and worship your puke ministers. The only words canadian rednecks can use is KILL and EAT

[AlongtheWatchtower6]

@dingoprairie What the hell did any of that even mean? That made me laugh. 65% of Canadians are uneducated and overweight? That is a false statistic, but bravo for your effort - thank you for proving how poor the school systems are. I actually think you have some type of learning disorder because what you say doesn't even make sense.

Please use proper facts, don't just pull them out of your ass.

How old are you 13? calling everyone "retards"?

I worry for your countries future.

[dingoprairie]

@AlongtheWatchtower6 you can't even read just proves my point. Canadians are uneducated that's already well known, and 65% of them are overweight. understand now? no, I guess not, canadians are stupid.

[AlongtheWatchtower6]

@dingoprairie

Im just going to stop replying, its just getting really boring making you look stupid now.

[AlongtheWatchtower6]

@dingoprairie Balthic is right, i try to avoid these arguments but they are just to damn fun sometimes when you are in a debate with an idiot.

I am going to stop replying because I think i've dropped several IQ points talking to you.

[dingoprairie]

@AlongtheWatchtower6 besides I can't make Norway look more stupid and evil than they make themselves look. stay away from stupidly killing the world's whales and seals and maybe we'll change our opinion of Norway.

[hoegen]

@dingoprairie Fuck the whales. No good drifters.

[dingoprairie]

@hoegen oh great.. some retarded danes followng Norway and trying to massacre pilot whales in the Faroe islands. Nobody ever hears about denmark is that supposed to be a country? explain :)

[hoegen]

@dingoprairie Seriously wouldn't know, I live in Norway.

[dingoprairie]

@AlongtheWatchtower6 oh yeah I just noticed you're from Canada that's even worse. how cute your your cold blooded killing of millions of seals and other wildlife for thrills. Canada has stupider people than any country. your ministers are idiots that munch on seal hearts with blood running down their mouths for the cameras

[AlongtheWatchtower6]

@dingoprairie Well, i cant even respond to that. Canada has the "stupider" (HA) people then any other country? You do realise the US school system is pathetic, pumping out more and more uneducated kids every day.

I realize you are probably 12 or 13, so im deciding to end this debate.

[cmLMolde]

@dingoprairie

... Dude.... we... ehm... sure enough, we kill whales, seals, penguins, wolves (when they attack people). Oh and yeah, we shoot mooses and stuff. But we do have the peace prize! :D That gotta count for something ;)

Bloodthirsty-born... no no no! We were born with skies on our feet.

Of course we like meat! Tell me of a country that does not eat meat! ;)

Norway is totally the most trusted country ever! Just don't trust Sweden! Those bastards! With their hot blond girls and IKEA! -.-

[CommentsSurvey]

Fabulous!

[All4Norway]

Honor to Nils Olav! Odin er stor, og vi er hans folk!

[fleurgi]

what did the penguin do do be considered for knighthood??

[petkol]

@fleurgi

This is Colonel-in-Chief Sir Nils Olav the II, and the heir to Sergeant Nils Olav who past away in 82''.

"...In every way qualified to receive the honour and dignity of knighthood".

The Kingdom of Norway have close connections with this Zoo, both with Hæren (Army) from WW2, but also it's penguin colony. Norway presented the zoo with its first king penguin in 1913, the year of its opening.

The Kings Guard's motto: "Everything for the King".

[teranfoong]

Anyone that kill that penguin will be sentenced to death!

[260191894]

Why was the bird honoured?

[Mumusthereal]

For a second, I thought I was actually watching the Onion.

[joecool1010]

I Salute Thee!

[Pronoun8472]

Are you kidding? This *proves* how incredibly awesome the Scots are. That penguin is some epic hunter's pet, y'know.

[jamjar1314]

@hagelmaster.....it was in edinburgh in scotland, and i must say....being Scottish I'm totally embarassed. I thought only Americans would do something so stupid.

[jokinaroun100]

lo you kidding this is what every country should do all monarchies would then be taken more seriously

[inkspray]

It seems the rank of knight has become somewhat diminished as of late. Mmmmnn yyyyeeessss.

[chevalover06]

damn that penguin has a higher social status than I do ;)

[videocabinet]

I like the way penguins walk

[effigyoflight]

Its cute and funny.

[Helgemeister]

Traditions are very important to military units, and certainly not a waste of money. This perticular tradition is about ww2, our relationship with britain, and the history that is associated with this ceremony.

It's not deadly serous off course, but important nontheless. And to people worrying about tax payers money, the homeless and the orphans: don't worry, Norway is one of the best places to live. We're rich, bitch!

[chevalover06]

@Helgemeister haha nice touch at the end, I love the chapelle show :P.

[Verspieder]

Dollars?

[Verspieder]

Dollars? I Norway? Dollar is a very weak currency compared to the norwegian Krone! :)

[divinegod102]

Atten! HUT!