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Subject: Re: Ronja the robbers daughter
Author: Öllegård   (guest, 213.65.154.109)
Date: May 10, 2001 at 7:21:42 PM
Reply to: Re: Ronja the robbers daughter by Caroline
The river is called something like JuRONJAurenkote (a Lappish name) in the far north of Sweden. Presumably b/c she found the scenery among the mountains beautiful.

I think Ronja may appear in other languages also, then having another meaning. As a Russian nn for Veronica , for instance?

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