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Description As seen on my Ancients a go go image - my OC Scandinavia.

A couple of people were saying they wanted to see a non-SD version of him, so I went both ways and did a proper 'grown' version and an attempt at imitating Hidekaz' style of chibi (which is easier said than done, what with his random adding lines and annoying way of colouring things FFFF)

But yes. Scandinavia.

After Germania left for the south, Scandinavia grew into a region in his own right, eventually becoming father to Denmark, Norway and (much later on) Iceland. He also adopted Finland having found him nearby (Feno-scandinavia). Sweden... he was never sure on. He always resembled his brother more than him, but he adored him all the same. His relationship with his brother is a little strained, with Germania looking down on him and constantly treating him like a child. It didn't help that Scandinavia had a crush on Rome, despite Rome not really looking past Germania to the far north. Scandinavia as a region is only mentioned in passing in Roman writings, whilst archaeological evidence shows Scandinavia itself was eager to import and imitate Roman style goods and the like. Rome's fleeting interest is reflected in the way his Latin name keeps changing depending on the writer (Codanonia, Scatinavia, Scandia, Scandza, etc).

Personality wise, he's very softly spoken, and not in great control of his emotions. He's also somewhat naive/gullible and trusting. Over winter, he always has tears in his eyes, quick to cry whether it's from fear, confusion or happiness. Moreover, he sometimes has difficultly understanding things beyond literal meaning. Then of course there is berserkergang. When angered, he becomes fearsome and hyper-violent, not hesitating to rip through his enemies in a blind rage. Despite being so soft hearted, he can be very stubborn when he wants (usually in the face of his brother trying to marry him off).

He loves apples '3'

Eventually, as his children became strong enough entities to exist as near-nations in their own rights (and to get away from his brother), he set sail to travel east, becoming Varangian and eventually Kievan Rus’ (which I will be writing up next).

... Originally he was just Kievan Rus’, but I needed a way to make the Viking migration issue work in Hetalia-terms so Scandinavia he became... I'm a Normanist, deal with it. B| Any questions are welcome!

[EDIT - Made a character sheet with more in depth stuff on him [link] ]
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Comments: 148

Reaper1998 [2017-02-24 03:07:22 +0000 UTC]

good work

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Daimonddiva99 [2016-05-07 22:16:06 +0000 UTC]

Hes sooooooooo FREAKING ADORABLE

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Meadow105 [2015-11-12 14:54:02 +0000 UTC]

He's handsome.

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Pippleon [2015-10-15 00:58:52 +0000 UTC]

OOOOOOMMMMMGGGGGGGGG
Β  Β  Β  Β 

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Gilbert-LesMis [2015-04-12 16:29:09 +0000 UTC]

Looks like Π ΡƒΡΡŒ but reaaally better

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LydiaNCKZ [2014-03-24 14:27:29 +0000 UTC]

Nice. Thats how my hair looks like when i wake you every single morning. Btw, nice drawing. This will be my favourite hetalia character 4ever!

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Ourpie [2013-12-29 08:07:42 +0000 UTC]

Does he almost remind you of the Ukraine?

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Jayzfeather4ever In reply to Ourpie [2014-03-22 21:43:39 +0000 UTC]

He's got the Ukraine face

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kayluvanime101 [2013-11-29 15:43:55 +0000 UTC]

Omg that is so cool

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Cutenessoverload1998 [2013-11-27 23:11:46 +0000 UTC]

You did a great job on trying to mimic Himaruya's style! It IS hard to mimic with his coloring ;;.;;

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CaptainRoma [2013-10-27 20:07:50 +0000 UTC]

That hair... it's so fluffy~

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LydiaNCKZ In reply to CaptainRoma [2014-03-23 14:23:46 +0000 UTC]

Makes anyone wanna play with/touch it so much

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LittleFlower23 [2013-09-19 20:08:19 +0000 UTC]

hetalian-ocs.deviantart.com/Β If you're interested ^-^

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eaenkidu [2013-08-06 02:19:32 +0000 UTC]

Um can you draw him and Fem!Native!America together cause I always saw him as America and Canada's dad do to America looking somewhat like the Scandinavian country'sΒ 

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SuperGohan2132 [2013-03-27 14:54:48 +0000 UTC]

Dude looks like a Saint Seiya character Γ΄ o
... this is awesome, still xD

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Kitsune693 [2013-02-07 23:32:29 +0000 UTC]

The berserkergang... So that's where Russia gets it...
Really cool OC, and the discription is very interesting as well.

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sebbylover231 [2013-01-23 00:47:19 +0000 UTC]

i am gonna follow u now, u are too awesome to go unfollowed, especially when u draw this good.

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RandyZorra [2013-01-19 02:20:37 +0000 UTC]

I could never find a version of Scandinavia I really liked, until I found this one. This should be the official Scandinavia. ^J^

I want to mess with his hair... It's so fluffy.... >o__o>

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timelordkitten [2013-01-12 20:38:03 +0000 UTC]

I have heared that vikings hated lemons
Does that mean he hates lemons too?

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AryaTheCookiekage [2012-12-16 19:11:08 +0000 UTC]

scandi ftw ! *-*

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darkpaladinsorceress [2012-09-09 11:28:10 +0000 UTC]

so beautiful....thanks for writing the history behind every character...it is so interesting

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AskMotherScandinavia [2012-08-28 01:40:22 +0000 UTC]

Um... Do you think you can perhaps help me, develop this character better my Scandinavia OC I mean. I have many questions. Perhaps you can help me~

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Clioundra [2012-05-13 08:45:03 +0000 UTC]

....... That's what a viking look like?

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R-ninja In reply to Clioundra [2012-05-13 10:34:53 +0000 UTC]

I'm surprised at the number of people who think of vikings as being ancient. The Viking period didn't get going until at least the 8th century - this character is the representation for Scandinavia during the period before that. Besides, it's pretty much word of god that Denmark, Sweden, and Norway were 'Viking Scandinavia' as kids.

... That aside, he should have more facial hair and no armor, but I thought I'd match him more to Germania's design (which is equally as inaccurate) seeing as they're bros.

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Deathwolf555 In reply to R-ninja [2013-05-16 01:05:05 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm, am i the only one that thinks Scandinavia should be female? The Females were of very high Standard(idk if im using this word right) to vikings, and they had more rights then men had. Idk, maybe its just me.

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Clioundra In reply to R-ninja [2012-05-13 13:19:31 +0000 UTC]

Sorry, my mistake. You see all that stuck in my head from when I learnt about the vickings in primary school was that they came from Scandinavia. And that they liked to bully monks to put it nicely. So yea I assumed this guys was a vicking from that. But I also remember that they were very hygenic (Spelling?) and liked to wash every thursday..... I remember some of the most useless facts....

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pachirisu88 [2012-04-11 23:25:28 +0000 UTC]

Hey umm I discovered your OC's a while ago before I had a DA account.
I already began writing a fanfic about Scandinavia and when he left. Now that I have an account can I submit my story? I wanted to ask permission first.

P.S. Just for reference, in my story the nordics go looking for him a long while after he left. They're still kids and they might actually succeed(I say 'might' not because of spoilers but because I don't know where the story will go). How old would they be?

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R-ninja In reply to pachirisu88 [2012-05-13 10:42:11 +0000 UTC]

Sorry for the late reply - please feel free to use my characters, as long as they're written as I have described them with no changes to personality / relationships / circumstances, etc.

Hidekaz has drawn the younger Scandinavians as looking about 4-7 during the early viking age (Denmark is a small kid during the Danelaw doodles Hidekaz has done, so that would have been the 800s). I think I've seen them as teens for some Kalmar Union art he's done? If so, they'd be teenagers from the late 1300s onward.

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pachirisu88 In reply to R-ninja [2012-06-03 05:07:11 +0000 UTC]

Ok Thanks alot. I apologize for the late reply but you know how school can be. BTW I'm going to post the first chapter as soon as I can within the month. I hope it fallows your headcanon well enough. Oh and can I give them animals? If not it's ok.

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BFTLandMWandSEK [2012-01-23 00:23:25 +0000 UTC]

hey, do you mind if i use your ancients in a video of mine?

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R-ninja In reply to BFTLandMWandSEK [2012-01-25 21:45:56 +0000 UTC]

Eh, most people just tend to do it without asking, so thanks for coming to me first. Feel free to use away.

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BFTLandMWandSEK In reply to R-ninja [2012-01-26 00:57:22 +0000 UTC]

coolies~ i'll send you the vid when it's done

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R-ninja In reply to BFTLandMWandSEK [2012-01-27 14:23:36 +0000 UTC]

Awesome, thanks.

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Endivie11 [2011-11-09 19:28:48 +0000 UTC]

HeΒ΄s so cute

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Lenlover4896 [2011-10-24 09:37:56 +0000 UTC]

I wanna hug him!!! And have him all to myself!!!!!!!! <3

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AnimeLoverofAwesome [2011-10-24 00:11:58 +0000 UTC]

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!! My nation's daddy!

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CwnAnnan [2011-10-16 00:12:50 +0000 UTC]

again.. beautiful as hell o.O

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FantomuTenshiEiyu [2011-06-14 16:28:54 +0000 UTC]

I have a Scandinavia OC :3 she is named Vera which is Scandinavian for Faith. She left Scandinavia for many years but she is the adoptive mother of Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Finland and Sweden. But to prevent her from vanishing Finland made her the capital of Finland. That's what i believe to prevent a country from vanishing they can become a capital of the country they originate from.

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basterd-ghurl [2011-05-30 04:54:29 +0000 UTC]

I read in the Aestii profile that he just washed up onto a beach nearly dead... So, what happened there?

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R-ninja In reply to basterd-ghurl [2011-05-30 08:24:38 +0000 UTC]

Oh he wasn't really on the verge of death, but basically sailing the Baltic sea in a huge storm (and not knowing how to swim) was kind of a bad idea, heh.

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basterd-ghurl In reply to R-ninja [2011-05-30 23:29:27 +0000 UTC]

Ohhhhh, see that makes more sense. Poor Scandia just can't swim.

Thanks!

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Kazeshiroi [2011-04-21 04:35:55 +0000 UTC]

I've done so much research, and everything I find is that Denmark was a part of Germania...So...what would that make Scandanavia to him? His Uncle?

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R-ninja In reply to Kazeshiroi [2011-04-21 06:15:58 +0000 UTC]

The landmass that makes up modern Denmark would have been part of Germania, but the ancient Danes themselves also inhabited what is now modern Sweden. So I chose to maintain that he is not a direct descendant of Germania.

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Kazeshiroi In reply to R-ninja [2011-04-23 17:16:29 +0000 UTC]

Ahh~ Okay. I'm a huge history nut, so I was like REALLY fussing over this. x_o

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R-ninja In reply to Kazeshiroi [2011-04-24 18:19:21 +0000 UTC]

No worries, I am too I always make sure to consult everything from Tacitus and Jordanes to Oxford dissertations.

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Katyushapitchfork [2011-04-07 00:40:13 +0000 UTC]

I love your ancient OCs so much. Specially Scandia and Rus' (obviously being a male!Ukraine rp'er, I had to feel very fond of my ancestor). Actually all your art is awesome and I've learned quite a lot about ancients with your OCs but I met this other girl who has her own Scandia OC (who is not really similar to yours, I love yours better) and also has a Saami and Jutes OCs. So I wanted to ask, you've mentioned Scandia is father to the 5 Nordic countries and later, when he became Rus' he had Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, but did he have any kind of relationship to the Jutes and Saami? Is any of them mother to the Nordics? And also, I'm aware of Novgorod and Kiev-Ukrayina being founded by Norsemen, could it also mean that dear Rus' self-cested?
One last thing. Would you mind if I used your Scandinavia and Kievan Rus' for a RP account?

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R-ninja In reply to Katyushapitchfork [2011-04-07 18:00:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you β™₯

As for the Jutes and Saami... I make it a policy to (try) only to characterise the tribes/peoples that went on to found kingdoms or become nations. People are always asking 'why don't you make a character for *peoples name here*' (the most frequent being the Slavs), but Hetalia really focuses more on broader geopolitical entities (Germania being a frustrating example). Jute can probably work having been the 'Jutland' peninsula, but I've put off addressing the Saami as whilst you could argue they make up Lapland, as a people they spread much further.

That in mind:

I've mentionned on a couple of the Angles/Saxons images that 'Jute' was a sort of third wheel to their adventures over in Britain. I think it would be fair to say that he was one of Scandia's kids. For plot's sake, little Denmark lived with him before he left, and was very attached to him - so much so that he later went looking for him... Danelaw resulted.
Saami, however, isn't so clear. Scandia has vague memories of a friend to the north a little old than him that he used to play with when he was a child, but that's it really. When he met (and later adopted) little Finland, however, it all felt very familiar. Sort of like he'd met him somewhere before long ago.

As for Rus' self-cesting... I'm sure Byzantine could (reluctantly) play a mother figure of sorts (given Moscow's claims of being a 'third Rome').

You are very welcome to RP my OCs. All I ask is that I'm somehow credited, and that you do your best to keep them as in character as possible (and don't overly contradict anything I've written for them personality/relationship/history wise) :'D

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Katyushapitchfork In reply to R-ninja [2011-04-07 22:09:43 +0000 UTC]

Hmm. I see. Quite clear, ma'am. I guess I could melt both theories on Jutes and Saami to build my own headcanon, even though, I almost always follow what you say.
About Byzantine being a mother figure, well I lol'ed. It's hard for me to imagine him like that, since he's more... manly than Rus'... just slightly, so yeah. That and also that I like to see Rus' being a single father. It adds to the cuteness.
I've already made the RP account, and began roleplaying with it. I asked someone to see how IC I was with it, and they told me I was the most IC Kievan Rus' they'd ever seen, so, I guess I have not even the slightest problem keeping them in-character and not contradicting anything about their personality.

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R-ninja In reply to Katyushapitchfork [2011-04-08 14:24:30 +0000 UTC]

Byzantine has more of a harsh evil step-mother vibe about him, heh But yes, I can agree Rus' works best as mother and father in one (he'd never admit it because favouritism makes him feel horrible, but his daughters are the absolute apples of his eye).

I'm happy to hear it's going well so far β™₯

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Katyushapitchfork In reply to R-ninja [2011-04-08 22:27:05 +0000 UTC]

Hm, I can imagine that. I knew it! Ahem. Well, understood. Favouritism towards Belarus and Ukraine, got it. In RP I guess I make Rus' have slightly more favouritism towards Russia, but, oh well. Would it be bad if I made Aestii the Slavs step-mummy? In my RP I mean.
Thanks, I'd love to RP with you someday. Like, for you to judge my in-characterness.

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