The little mermaid isn’t a real historical personage.
She was so! Just ask my granddaughter!
(It was an attempt at humor.)
Ahh but she is. The Little Mermaid is based on Danish folklore and recorded
in Hans Christian Andersen's story of the same name. There is even a statue
honoring her. She guards the harbor in Copenhagen, Denmark. Yes, she is personage
of Danish-European folklore and culture. She has NOTHING to do with Africa. Nada.
