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So tempted to put this in the main gallery what with how long it's taken (was supposed to be a little project when I needed a break from doing the Germans Meme almostdonenow), but so much text means it's going here.

I've had a surprising number of people ask if they can roleplay this guy (and Kievan Rus') over the past few months, so hopefully this should help with the details. Any questions, do feel free to ask!

I was going to do some notes on Varangian Rus' (aka - Scandia during the viking age) and Kievan Rus', but I this was huge enough already, so I may do a smaller Part 2.

And now, some history notes (aka: info I would have included in his character portrait if I hadn't wanted to at least try to keep it short):

Germania - Obviously the tribes that went on to make up Germania migrated from the Scandinavian region late in the BC time-line. The ones which moved actually came from the Southern most areas, so that would make Scandia originally the Northern part before this shift. Scandinavia can technically count as Germanic too for this reason, but there's a Swedish translator named Viktor Rydberg who's promoted using "Teutonic" instead as an all-encompassing term for both Germans and Scandinavians (I'm not sure if I like this, as I associate the Teutonic title with a singular Germanic tribe, "Teutons", and of course, the Teutonic Order).
The migration was caused by climate change and need for more resources/land due to a growing population.
Germanic tribes formed alliances and started wars with each other all the time, so their relationship works like that too.

Children- I still find it strange how a lot of fans go with the Nords being ancients themselves, but I still see that as saying if the Swedes were always Sweden, or the Danes as Denmark, then Germany existed as Germania, or as the Alamanni tribe (seeing as Germany is "Allemagne" in French, "Alemania" in Spanish, etc). I'm still having an internal debate over when exactly they appeared, but seeing as we still don't know when exactly Italy came into being (bearing in mind he was around when Rome was apparently), I'll be leaving this for now.
Sweden was the only one of his children to catch him crying. They never spoke about it since, but they did grow closer from it.
Finland has strange heritage. In this case, I have gone with him not knowing his ancestor and having Scandia adopt him (seeing as he counts as Fenno-Scandinavia - using some regional details instead of people based).
Iceland wasn't settled/discovered until the 800s... according to runic sources. However, these sources have proven continuously to suck at getting dates right. Apparently some recent carbon dating has shown it could have been settled as early as the 600s.
I am including the Jutes and Angles as OCs seeing as they're play a part in my English History head-canon.

Romance- Like I said in his character portrait , Scandinavians were hardly mentioned in Roman sources, despite the fact they had a lot of Roman stuff. Scandia probably joined his brother in raids a few times, but there were tribes mentioned as being involved in fur trade and the like. Archeological findings have shown they were taller than the Germans (even if Hidekaz does seem to have Rome and Germania about the same heights). Rome thought Scandinavia was an island.

He's so tearful over winter because apparently winter depression was first mentioned in sources relating to the tribes inhabiting Scandinavia. Hence he cries a lot that time of year.

I'm too sleepy to add any more, so if you want it, ask away~

Description
So tempted to put this in the main gallery what with how long it's taken (was supposed to be a little project when I needed a break from doing the Germans Meme almostdonenow), but so much text means it's going here.

I've had a surprising number of people ask if they can roleplay this guy (and Kievan Rus') over the past few months, so hopefully this should help with the details. Any questions, do feel free to ask!

I was going to do some notes on Varangian Rus' (aka - Scandia during the viking age) and Kievan Rus', but I this was huge enough already, so I may do a smaller Part 2.

And now, some history notes (aka: info I would have included in his character portrait if I hadn't wanted to at least try to keep it short):

Germania - Obviously the tribes that went on to make up Germania migrated from the Scandinavian region late in the BC time-line. The ones which moved actually came from the Southern most areas, so that would make Scandia originally the Northern part before this shift. Scandinavia can technically count as Germanic too for this reason, but there's a Swedish translator named Viktor Rydberg who's promoted using "Teutonic" instead as an all-encompassing term for both Germans and Scandinavians (I'm not sure if I like this, as I associate the Teutonic title with a singular Germanic tribe, "Teutons", and of course, the Teutonic Order).
The migration was caused by climate change and need for more resources/land due to a growing population.
Germanic tribes formed alliances and started wars with each other all the time, so their relationship works like that too.

Children- I still find it strange how a lot of fans go with the Nords being ancients themselves, but I still see that as saying if the Swedes were always Sweden, or the Danes as Denmark, then Germany existed as Germania, or as the Alamanni tribe (seeing as Germany is "Allemagne" in French, "Alemania" in Spanish, etc). I'm still having an internal debate over when exactly they appeared, but seeing as we still don't know when exactly Italy came into being (bearing in mind he was around when Rome was apparently), I'll be leaving this for now.
Sweden was the only one of his children to catch him crying. They never spoke about it since, but they did grow closer from it.
Finland has strange heritage. In this case, I have gone with him not knowing his ancestor and having Scandia adopt him (seeing as he counts as Fenno-Scandinavia - using some regional details instead of people based).
Iceland wasn't settled/discovered until the 800s... according to runic sources. However, these sources have proven continuously to suck at getting dates right. Apparently some recent carbon dating has shown it could have been settled as early as the 600s.
I am including the Jutes and Angles as OCs seeing as they're play a part in my English History head-canon.

Romance- Like I said in his character portrait , Scandinavians were hardly mentioned in Roman sources, despite the fact they had a lot of Roman stuff. Scandia probably joined his brother in raids a few times, but there were tribes mentioned as being involved in fur trade and the like. Archeological findings have shown they were taller than the Germans (even if Hidekaz does seem to have Rome and Germania about the same heights). Rome thought Scandinavia was an island.

He's so tearful over winter because apparently winter depression was first mentioned in sources relating to the tribes inhabiting Scandinavia. Hence he cries a lot that time of year.

I'm too sleepy to add any more, so if you want it, ask away~