One of those weird questions that comes out of nowhere:
How does one correctly pronounce the name of Hägar the Horrible, from the King Feature of the same name? Is is pronounced like Sammy Hagar’s name, or does it rhyme with “bagger?”
(According to the strip’s logo, “Hägar” is spelled with an umlaut over the first “a.”)
I’ve always in my mind pronounced it like the slacks - with the first syllable like “bagger” and the second syllable like “Hagar.”
I’ve always pronounced it like Sammy.
Another vote for “like Sammy”.
Hay - gar.
Joe
I asked a Swede the question; she said Hog-gar.
'Cept he’s not Swedish, Norsk ?
Q. How do you pronounce Hagar?
Chris Browne: I pronounce it Hay-gar. My brother, Chance, who draws “Hi and Lois” and I came up with it as a nickname for Dad when we were kids. It’s a made-up word, so anyway you pronounce it is correct!
Well, she must have been drunk. If you pronounce the umlauts like in Swedish, it’s Hay-gar. Hägar clearly isn’t Norwegian, as there’s no letter “Ä” in Norwegian (or in Danish).
Odd fact: Hägar isn’t called that in any of the Scandinavian countries. In Sweden and Denmark he’s called Hagbard, in Norway he’s called Hårek (pronounced Ho-wreck).
Bob.
Call him Bob.
I believe the proper pronunciation is “ob-so-leet.”
Like the Fonz: Heeey-Gar!
He works for Microsoft?
It’s pronounced Thröutwärbler Mängröve. How else?
He can’t drive 55.
Oops. Wrong thread.
Honestly, I always wondered the same thing about the name “Dik.”
Fortunately, there is practically no imaginable situation where anyone would ever be required to pronounce “Hagar the Horrible” correctly. Even members of the National Cartoonists Society are careful to refer to it obliquely as “the Browne strip.” Then they spit between their knuckles and make the sign of the Mano Fico.
I had a physics prof who went by the name Dik, pronounced as you would say the name Dick (short for Richard). Actually, he went by the name dik… the arrogant idiot used a lowercase d for his first name, but used uppercase for his surname.
Well, he was obviously a… oh, never mind.
I would also just like to take this opportunity to nominate Günther’s Dik-dik as the animal with the silliest name. Thanks for your time.
This is mostly correct. However, there wouldn’t be the “y” sound, just a continuous “e” sound. (Like in “red”, but slightly longer)
Also, I have definitely read the strip in Danish, with him called “Hagar” (without the umlaut).
Bob Solete it is then,drinking or not.