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unusual facts about Scandinavian language



Danish phonology

Danish is a Scandinavian language related closely to Swedish and Norwegian, and more distantly to Icelandic and Faroese as well as to the other Germanic languages.

Legenden om Ljusets rike

Legenden om Ljusets rike or Sagnet om Lysets rike in some Scandinavian language (in English The Legend of the Realm of Light; this novel not has been translated in English) is a set of fantasy novels by Norwegian-Swedish writer Margit Sandemo.

Slashed zero

The use of the slashed zero by many computer systems of the 1970s and 1980s inspired the 1980s space rock band Underground Zerø to use the Scandinavian vowel ø in the band's name and as the band Logo on all their album covers (see link below)


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Chapelloise

The Norwegian dance collector Hulda Garborg (1862-1934) is reported to have learnt the dance in the USA and brought it to Norway, but its description in a Scandinavian language was published much later.