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16 de ene. de 2022 · Scandinavia. 1765, from Late Latin Scandinavia (Pliny), Skandinovia (Pomponius Mela), name of a large and fruitful island vaguely located in northern Europe, a mistake (with unetymological -n-) for Scadinavia, which is from a Germanic source (compare Old English Scedenig, Old Norse Skaney "south end of Sweden"), from Proto-Germanic *skadinaujo ...
Hace 3 días · Scandinavia. Oslo Fjord. Oslo Fjord, Norway. Scandinavia, 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 on the grounds ...
The Scandinavian Caledonides are the vestiges of an ancient, today deeply eroded orogenic belt formed during the Silurian – Devonian continental collision of Baltica and Laurentia, which is referred to as the Scandian phase of the Caledonian orogeny. [11] The size of the Scandinavian Caledonides at the time of their formation can be compared ...
Reintroduction of the term Scandinavia in the eighteenth century; Use of Nordic countries vs. Scandinavia. Scandinavian as an ethnic term and as a demonym; Languages in Scandinavia. North Germanic languages; Finnish; Sami languages; History. Ancient descriptions; Viking Age; The Middle Ages; Scandinavian unions; Economy. Tourism; See also ...
Before this time, the term "Scandinavia" was familiar mainly to classical scholars through Pliny the Elder 's writings and was used vaguely for Scania and the southern region of the peninsula. As a political term, Scandinavia was first used by students agitating for pan-Scandinavianism in the 1830s.
The term "Anglo-Saxon", combining the names of the Angles and the Saxons, came into use by the eighth century (for example Paul the Deacon) to distinguish the Germanic inhabitants of Britain from continental Saxons (referred to in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as Ealdseaxe, 'old Saxons'), but both the Saxons of Britain and those of Old Saxony (Northern Germany) continued to be referred to as ...
Summary. General perspectives. The geographical location of Scandinavia is an important reason why the region has always had cultural contacts in two directions – across Finland and the Baltic to the eastern part of the European continent and across Denmark and the North Sea to central and western parts of Europe.
