''Svikmøllen'' (meaning ''the Vicious Circle'' in English) is a
satirical
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Danish annual magazine published by
Aschehoug
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. Its name stems from the Danish term ''svikmølle'', a highly advantageous position in the board game
Mill
Mill may refer to:
Science and technology
* Factory
* Mill (grinding)
* Milling (machining)
* Millwork
* Paper mill
* Steel mill, a factory for the manufacture of steel
* Sugarcane mill
* Textile mill
* List of types of mill
* Mill, the arithmetic ...
, where an opponent's piece can be eliminated every turn (forming an unpleasant vicious circle for the opponent), or metaphorically any unpleasant situation one cannot get out of.
History and profile
''Svikmøllen'' was first published in 1915, with
Sven Brasch as the main cartoonist. The 2008 edition was the 94th issue.
''Svikmøllen'' contains cartoons and text by various illustrators and humorists lampooning events in the past year. One of the former contributors is
Robert Storm Petersen
Robert Storm Petersen (19 September 1882 – 6 March 1949) was a Danish cartoonist, writer, animator, illustrator, painter and humorist. He is known almost exclusively by his pen name Storm P.
Biography
He was the son of a butcher ...
.
Along with its counterpart ''
Blæksprutten'', ''Svikmøllen'' is a classic choice for the ''mandelgave'' (literally ''almond gift'') for
Christmas
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, that is, a special gift for the person who finds the whole
almond
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that has been put in the ''
risalamande'' traditionally served on
Christmas Eve
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in
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
.
See also
*
List of magazines in Denmark
In Denmark there are various magazines with different frequency types, including weekly magazines, monthly magazines and quarterly magazines. As in other Nordic countries, the national consumer organizations publish their magazines in Denmark. In ...
References
External links
Aschehoug: ''Svikmøllen 2005''(in Danish)
Biography of Sven Brasch, a prominent ''Svikmøllen'' cartoonist the first years of publication(in Danish)
1915 establishments in Denmark
Annual magazines
Danish-language magazines
Magazines established in 1915
Satirical magazines published in Denmark
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