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    In the ethnic or cultural sense the term "Scandinavian" traditionally refers to speakers of Scandinavian languages, who are mainly descendants of the peoples historically known as Norsemen, but also to some extent of immigrants and others who have been assimilated into that culture and language.

  3. Nordic and Scandinavian Americans are Americans of Scandinavian and/or Nordic ancestry, including Danish Americans (estimate: 1,453,897), Faroese Americans, Finnish Americans (estimate: 653,222), Greenlandic Americans, Icelandic Americans (estimate: 49,442), Norwegian Americans (estimate: 4,602,337), and Swedish Americans (estimate: 4,293,208).

  4. Dec 7, 2022 · Table of contents. Why Is It Called Scandinavia? The Etymology and Meaning of Scandinavia. Who Were the First to Write About Scandinavia? 4th Century BCE: The Greek Pythea Explores and Documents Scandinavia. 1st Century BCE: Mela and Pliny The Elder Describes Scandinavia to the Romans. Was the Region Always Called Scandinavia?

  5. Apr 16, 2015 · The common image of Scandinavia from the late seventeenth century to the early nineteenth century is that it provides ideal types of two diametrically opposed political developments.

    • Knud Haakonssen
    • 2015
  6. 1. Norse Antiquity (ca. 800) The most ancient history is generally perceived as a shared mainspring for the modern-day Norwegians, Danes, and Swedes. The common ancestors spoke one language and were united by their worship of Odin, Thor, Freya, and the other Norse gods. 2. Viking Age (ca. 800 – 1050)

  7. Article History. Table of Contents. Also spelled: Arunta. Key People: Sir Baldwin Spencer. Aranda, Aboriginal tribe that originally occupied a region of 25,000 square miles (65,000 square km) in central Australia, along the upper Finke River and its tributaries.

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