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Originally Posted by Lutiferre
Due to its, now, rather long history as a independent nation, no. But I'd say Norway has been extremely influenced by Denmark, and in periods of time it has been a part of Denmark.
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That was my understanding.
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But you cannot argue against Southern Sweden and Jutland being originally Danish. You can argue that they arent now, for sure, but thats the problem - thats wrong, they should be.
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I don't argue for nor against. It is called Irredentism and I am much of an Irredentist myself. However it sounds a bit odd for me.
I was aware about Jutland and the problem with Germany. But I was completely ignorant of any territorial issues between Sweden and Denmark. And I had always thought that there was a strong sense of belonging among the Scandinavian peoples. Which is what I was trying to find when someone decided to link it all the way to Kamchatka.
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