National personification

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Britannia arm-in-arm with Uncle Sam symbolizes the British-American alliance in World War I.

Germania representing Germany, from 1848.

A national personification is an anthropomorphization of a nation; it can appear in both editorial cartoons and propaganda.

Some early personifications in the Western world tended to be national manifestations of the majestic wisdom and war goddess Minerva/Athena, and often took the Latin name of the ancient Roman province. Examples of this type include Britannia, Germania and Helvetia.

Personifications by country

• Albania: Skanderbeg
• Australia: Little Boy from Manly[link]
• Brazil: Zé Carioca
• Canada: Johnny Canuck, Mountie
• Chile: Condorito
• Czech Republic: Čech
• Denmark: Holger Danske
• Finland: Aura the Finnish Maiden
• France: Marianne, Jacobin, Uncle Francois
• Germany: Germania, Deutscher Michel, Onkel Hans
• Iceland: Woman of the mountains - 'Fjallkonan' in Icelandic
• Ireland: Kathleen Ni Houlihan, Hibernia
• India: Bharat Mata
• Israel: Srulik
• Malaysia: Pak Belang or other name Harimau Malaya
• Mexico: Miguel Hidalgo
• Norway: Ola Nordmann, Kari Nordmann, historically Nór
• Philippines: Juan dela Cruz, Inang Bayan
• Portugal: Zé Povinho
• Russia: Mother Russia
• Sweden: Mother Svea
• Switzerland: Helvetia
• United Kingdom: Britannia
• *England and Wales: John Bull
• *Scotland: Jock Tamson's Bairns, Sawney
• United States: Lady Liberty, Uncle Sam, historically Brother Jonathan and Columbia
• *The South: Johnny Reb
• *The Union: Billy Yank

External link

• [A scholarly case study of the evolution of Deutscher Michel]

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