Where I think The Yellow Star kind of missed the mark was at the actual climatic moment: when His Majesty took his traditional morning horse ride through Copenhagen after the edict requiring Jews to wear the Yellow Star. The defiant Danes, following His Majesty's example, all wear the yellow star, Jew and Gentile alike. The next day, His Majesty King Christian X of Denmark takes his daily ride.wearing a yellow Star of David upon his uniform. Summoning the royal tailor, he instructs him to make a small alteration to the royal uniform. While walking on the balcony and observing the stars, an idea comes to him. The King is worried: he does not want the Jewish Danes marked, but there is no way the Danish Army can take a stand. The Nazis have ordered that all Danish Jews wear the yellow star that distinguishes them from their Gentile neighbors. This is a small victory, but a greater battle is coming.
The Nazi flag never flew above the palace again. When told by the Nazi official that if any soldier the King sends takes it down, that soldier will be shot, His Majesty replies that they better be prepared to execute King Christian X, for HE will be said soldier.
They first decide to install the Nazi flag above the palace. However, Denmark has fallen under the Nazi reign of terror. This astounds foreigners but they are told that all Danes would guard their monarch. He rides on his horse through the streets of the capital, Copenhagen, without armed escort. King Christian X is beloved by the Danes. The overlying message about the importance of personal courage and the truth about the commonality of individuals is what mattered most. It's an apocryphal story but despite that, The Yellow Star's purpose was not to be historically accurate in that respect. It is a story that has been told often but which has no historic basis. The Yellow Star has as a subtitle The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark because the story of the Danish King's act of defiance against Nazi tyranny is just that: a legend. The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark. THE YELLOW STAR: THE LEGEND OF KING CHRISTIAN X OF DENMARK: by Carmen Agra Deedy, Illustrated by Henri Sorensenĭeedy, C.
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