| abstract | - He is slender of frame, and is restless and uneasy, unable to remain still for very long. The King was part of the Council of Immortals that bestowed upon Santa Claus the Mantle of Immortality. (The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus) This role is expanded on in the Rankin-Bass adaptation of the story, where he serves as the primary skeptical voice amongst the immortals in the debate to gift Santa Claus immortality, though Ak's story succeeds in convincing him that Claus is indeed worthy.
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