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    History of Scandinavia

    The history of Scandinavia is the history of the geographical region of Scandinavia and its peoples. The region is located in Northern Europe, and consists of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Finland and Iceland are at times, especially in English-speaking contexts, considered part of Scandinavia. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    The history of Scandinavia is the history of the geographical region of Scandinavia and its peoples. The region is located in Northern Europe, and consists of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. ... The three Scandinavian countries would, if they had entered into an alliance, have remained separate sovereign countries but acted as a single bloc in ...
  3. en.wikipedia.org

    Scandinavia is a subregion of Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. Scandinavia most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.It can sometimes also refer to the Scandinavian Peninsula (which excludes Denmark but includes a part of northern Finland).In English usage, Scandinavia is sometimes used as a synonym for Nordic ...
  4. britannica.com

    Jan 7, 2025Scandinavia, part of northern Europe, generally held to consist of the two countries of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Norway and Sweden, with the addition of Denmark. Some authorities argue for the inclusion of Finland on geologic and economic grounds and of Iceland and the Faroe Islands owing to related languages.
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  5. en.wikipedia.org

    Category: Scandinavian history by country. 4 languages. Español; ... History of Norway (9 C, 2 P) S. History of Sweden (9 C, 2 P) This page was last edited on 10 August 2023, at 04:11 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ...
  6. scandinavism.com

    In 1839, the Norwegian historian P. A. Munch started his history textbook with the apt title Norges, Sveriges, og Denmarks historie with the following words: "By the Nordic countries we usually understand Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The inhabitants of these three countries are intimately related and their languages are almost identical. The interdependence between the countries…
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  8. The five Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, and the autonomous territories of Åland (autonomous since 1921), the Faroe Islands (autonomous since 2005), and Greenland (autonomous since 2009), all saw an economic upswing in the second half of the twentieth century thanks to rising exports and the increased ...
  9. lifeinnorway.net

    Many use the term interchangeably with the Nordic countries, but there are differences. The most common definition of Scandinavia is Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The three countries share an enormous amount of history, and the languages are extremely closely related. Then there's the Scandinavian peninsula. This refers to the land mass sticking ...
  10. cambridge.org

    Volume 2 of The Cambridge History of Scandinavia provides a comprehensive and authoritative account of the Scandinavian countries from the close of the Middle Ages through to the formation of the nation states in the mid-nineteenth century. Beginning in 1520, the opening chapters of the volume discuss the reformation of the Nordic states and ...
  11. thoughtco.com

    Norway is located on the Scandinavian Peninsula between the North Sea and the northern Atlantic Ocean. It has an area of 125,020 square miles (323,802 sq km) and 15,626 miles (25,148 km) of coastline. Norway's topography is varied, with high plateaus and rugged, glaciated mountain ranges separated by fertile valleys and plains. The similarly ...
  12. tripsavvy.com

    Iceland's History . Iceland's history shows that the country was settled by Norwegian and Celtic immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D. and as such, the country of Iceland has the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly (which was established in 930.) At points, Iceland was ruled by Norway and Denmark. In later times ...
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