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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.
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Mar 28, 2008 · The linguistic prehistory of Scandinavia. For as far back as we can see, the languages of Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden) have been either of Indo-European or Finno-Ugrian origin. At what point these types of speech first established themselves in the region is not wholly clear.
Dec 7, 2022 · The term Skandinav (Scandinavian) started being used to identify a Swede, Dane, or Norwegian under a unified modern term, inspired by a common past and usage. Authors such as Hans Christian Andersen started writing about and celebrating similarities between the Scandinavian countries in the 19th century, with poems such as Jeg er en Skandinav ...
May 21, 2024 · In general, Scandinavia denotes Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. The term Norden refers to Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. These form a group of countries having affinities with each other and are distinct from the rest of continental Europe.
Summary. The word ‘Scandinavia’ first occurs in the Naturalis historia of Pliny the Elder (d. AD 79), in the form of Scadinavia or Scatinavia. In later manuscripts of this work an n was added in the first syllable and the name became Scandinavia, as it still is. Pliny used the name to denote what he believed to be a large island in the Baltic.
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