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ifindus · 7 months

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Nord-Norge * Trøndelag * Vestlandet * Østlandet * Sørlandet

There's been some talk about the Norwegian Regions lately, and I decided to do some tweaking of their designs and make an informative map!✨ Might also do an introduction post later...

#hetalia oc #hws norwegian regions #aph norwegian regions #norwegian regions #norwegians are very welcome to send in stereotypes of the different regions!!!#I def have Trøndelag on lock - but I am open to hear more info about the other four #also Ingasolja has made a rural Østlandet too - so I'll def draw him later (the two Østlandet are twins ofc)#I also have some schematics of the regions in the works - one is about who prefer which christmas food 👀#trøndelag #nord-norge #østlandet #vestlandet #sørlandet #hetalia #hetalia ocs

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canisalbus · 2 months

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I'm Italian and a new follower, ever since I saw the region where Machete is from I can't stop calling him Carmelo in my head since it's a pretty common name there and Vasco speaks with a Tuscan accent in my head now( I love how they pronounce the letter C even if people sometimes makes fun of them for that)

It's always really fun hearing about any Italians that like my work and characters, because you guys obviously have the insider knowledge I (a Finnish person) am not privy to. If you say Machete looks like a Carmelo I have hard time doing anything but nodding and going "ah yes, sounds legit, you probably know your Carmelos better than I do".

#Italian in it's standard form sounds pretty distinct to me it's relatively easy to identify it #but there's no way I'd be able to differentiate between all the regional accents/dialects/languages #answered #anonymous #for comparison I can't tell spoken Swedish Norwegian and Icelandic apart reliably #even though they're our neighbors and I hear them pretty regularly and I'm technically supposed to be able to speak Swedish #on top of that I'm always mixing up Danish and Dutch

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fjordfolk · 8 months

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for personal research purposes: where do you folks draw the line between a walk and a hike?

#because i dont know what these words mean #norwegian has one base word (tur)#which could be anything from a quick walk (luftetur) to a summit hike (topptur) to a drive (køyretur)#and so i use Walk for a regular tur #and use Hike as a replacement for 'fjelltur' which happens on a mountain and specifically - for our region -#a tur that takes you above the forest line #WORDS! what the fuck do they mean

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postcard-from-the-past · 1 month

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Sami people from the Finnmark region of Norway

Norwegian vintage postcard

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alastorvortex · 3 months

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This is mosscoil, the slow snake Pokemon! Mosscoil is based off of one of the snakes in Norway, the deaf adder, or the slow worm. Its Pokédex description is “it moves so slow that moss grows on its back. It’s perfectly capable of going fast, it’s just lazy.”

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95jezzica · 7 months

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Your replies are closed, so I'll send this as an ask instead. I strongly agree with your idea of "Canon-Canon Nyo Nations", where the male and female characters represent regional cultures within the same country instead of making the female nations a "dream universe" gimmick. Expanding on this idea, what do you think about OCs who represent regions of the same nation? I would think it's a logical next step because 2 characters per country still wouldn't be enough to represent all regional cultures.

[Picture ID: Jamtland send an additional ask which says: "Whoops, I forgot to include this part in my first ask about "Canon-Canon Nyo Nations". What are your ideas for which regional cultures the female Nordics would represent, and what would the differences between them and the male Nordics? Picture ID End].

Oh yeah, sorry, the replies are still turned off. I have a post which seems to summon a lot of hateful idiots, so eventually I got too annoyed by it and turned off replies.

For the rest I will preface my answer with the fact I saw you're also Swedish on your profile, but I'll likely leave some extra information for any non-Swedes who might also read this, since I mostly use Sweden as an example. Also, fair warning to everyone: Long Post. [Below "Read More"].

For simplicity sake I've also choosen to just call nyo!Sweden Svea, and our canon-canon Sweden for... Well, Sweden.

Now, I personally don't make a lot of OCs unless they're humans or I'm making a human AU. (For an example I made Finland some "AU Parents", because I got REALLY tired of people always making Finland the orphan with no other family). With that said making OCs for regions and the likes is obviously still valid.

I also agree 2 personifications are too few for many countries, but I also understand why Hima wouldn't want to draw 3-100 characters for every country. Identity within a country is complicated too, because it depends a lot on who you're talking with as you describe your own identity.

If we take myself as an example. If I was talking with someone from another country I'd probably just say I'm European and/or Swedish, and perhaps mention I live on the west coast if they ask and/or seem more familiar with Swedish geography. If another Swede or Nordic asked I'd probably mention I live pretty close to Gothenburg - and if they live nearby I might go into more details, because my lil' hometown is small enough that there's no chance even other Swedes has heard of it unless they live somewhat close/have family in the area anyway.

My point is that it'd be difficult to make a representation for all kind of national-/regional-/state- identity within a country.

However, if we once again take Sweden as an example, I think (hws) Sweden would likely represent a lot of the middle/pretty far up in the west coast. Think the old Goths, and/or possibly Dalsland, Värmland, Dalarna.

Dalarna has the bonus of having a strong identity of their own in their region, and all three are placed close to (irl) Norway. It'd make sense how (hws) Norway and Sweden got to know each other early on then, but also how they might have met (hws) Denmark early.

Svea at the other hand is someone I view more as being further north-east, likely the literal ol' Svea, and someone I headcanon to have been among the first Swedish personification(s) to get into contact with the Finnish personifications.

It's weird though, because neither Sweden nor Svea really gives off "Stockholm vibes" (sorry non-Swedes/Nordics, I have no idea how to describe what "Stockholm vibes is) - but then again they are all based on Japanese stereotypes about the Swedes, so I guess it makes sense. x)

Another possibility I can imagine is the Swedish personifications in modern days being divided into something like this:

[Picture ID: A map of real life Sweden cut into three parts. From up to down: Norrland in strawberry red, Svealand in autumn leaf yellow, and Götaland in bright sea blue. End of Picture ID].

... with perhaps an additional personification for the far north and south. However, we have to keep in mind a lot of the far north of real life Sweden's lands would still be in the ice age early on and/or simply not be Swedish - and parts of what today is the real life far south Sweden would be with Denmark instead.

[Picture ID: An edited version of the previous picture, now with almost all of Norrland and the far south of Sweden faded out, since they weren't part of real-life Sweden at this point. Only a small part of south-east Norrland remains, now coloured and part of Svealand. The names are now also edited to say "North Swe" instead of "Norrland", "Svea" instead of "Svealand", and "1p!Sweden" instead of Götaland. End of Picture ID].

The picture above is a quick edit made by me and should by no means be used as a picture of research, so obviously not exact accuracy or anything, but it's a rough estimate of what (irl) Sweden would have looked like very early on, and also roughly what I headcanon (hws) 1p!Sweden and nyo!Sweden to represent/have represented respectively.

In history the Svea people more or less forced a union with the goths, but I headcanon (hws) Svea had absolutely no interest in working with the humans leaders and basically dumped all the responsibility and work on our (hws) Sweden instead. While Sweden was forced to work more closely with royals and leaders, Svea set to truly live like their people. That's not say say (hws) Sweden didn't interact with the "common people" at all, because he's a rebellious shit in his own right, but he was still forced to take on a lot of the responsibility and work with his leaders.

It didn't help that once Christianity was brought up in Scandinavia together with a less favourable view of women, 1p!Sweden no longer had a real choice than to take on the work. I think (hws) Svea moved back in with Sweden around the time Christianity became more common in Sweden (the lands and people), too. Partly because she felt guilty over having just dumped all the work and responsibility onto (hws) Sweden, but also because it was safer to live with someone she viewed and could claim as her brother. Svea would also have started out to (secretly) help Sweden out with work around this time, which only became official closer to modern days.

For the rest of the Swedish personifications I don't have a clear picture of what they'd look like, but the personification of "south-south" Sweden (in old days more viewed as "east Denmark") is likely around the same age as Denmark, Sweden and Svea, while the personification of Norrland is much younger than the rest of the Swedish personifications. I'd say (hws) Norrland likely didn't pop up until the Swedish population grew much bigger in the north and the Sami people were pushed further and further out in their lands by the Swedish population.

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(cough). So I know I've basically only covered Sweden so far, but this post is already getting ridiculously long, so I will cheat a bit and refer you to @ifindus for Norway's regions instead. xD

[Again, art and OCs of the Norwegian regions made by @ifindus .]

Findus fully uses OCs for the regions to be fair, so I'm not entirely sure what I would make nyo!Norway represent since I really like Findus' OCs. x') . Maybe nyo!Norway could be more specifically the Oslo area? Because Oslo Norwegians are very different from Norwegians in the rest of Norway.

As generalization I'd say most of the Nordics probably have at least 3-5 personifications though, with one of them being the nyo. For an example Denmark might be divided into Jylland, Syddanmark, Sjælland, Hovedstaden - or it'd go a bit more detailed like cutting up Jylland in North & South like most maps.

(The Faroe & Greenland would obviously also have their own personifications, btw).

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Hope this was helpful, and sorry I didn't get to cover them all in the post! x)

If inspiration hits me I might make another posts with the rest of the Nordics in the future. \^w^/

#Hetalia #hws Sweden #hws #hws nyo!Sweden #nyo!Sweden #hws Norway #hws Norwegian Regions #hws NyoTalia #hws Nordics #hws Svea #hws Goths #ask #hws Ask #hws Asks #Asks

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alackofghosts · 5 months

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on friday 10 mins before the end of my shift someone from norwegian customer support was like hey can you call me about this email you sent us and i was like. i pretend i do not see it and tbh i am terrified of the inevitable conclusion to this today

#i'm ok with norwegian over text but there's so much regional variation that it takes me a bit to understand Actual Conversation #and i know cc doesn't know where my dept is at all (that is. not in norway lol) so that's probably why he asked me to call

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bones-n-bookles · 2 years

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Working on a study of the new ice dog. My refs folder is absolutely feral but primarily using Norwegian Elkhound, Buhund, and Norrbottenspetz to see where things go, as well as of course the skeleton itself, and my mom's mutt is being a great help letting me poke her to see where her bones fall in her legs and face 😂

This is my first serious attempt at a reconstruction from bone. Why did I decide to start with an incomplete, not fully articulated skeleton of a dog with no live photos to help me? ADHD. Honestly having a blast and learning a lot though

#wip #sketch #pet portrait #dog art #paleoart #reconstruction #ice dog #idk what other people are calling him bc i overrode that file with 💖💕ice dog💕💖#paleolithic dog #primitive dog #truly primitive lol #prehistoric dog #norwegian elkhound #buhund #norrbottenspetz #i chose them bc of size and region and the skeleton looking generally spitzy #especially the skull #and like. primitive dog on a glacier. makes sense yknow?#also i have friends who own elkies and buhund #and know some people with norrbs so #easy refs as i was already in fb groups for them LMAO #worked out very well though #i only really had to lift the head up; curl the tail bc i can and want to; and straighten the legs out some #the front legs didnt need much fixing but the rear legs needed some messing with #i aint never seen a primitive dog with as much angulation as they gave that skeleton #my art

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melisaguce · 4 days

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Dive into the enchanting world of Scandinavian folklore with the beloved nisse or tomte! Explore Norwegian folk tales, discover the best gnome books, and immerse yourself in Nordic Scandinavian charm with tales of these whimsical beings tied to the Winter Solstice and Christmas festivities.

#Norway's rich heritage #Nordic Scandinavian region #Scandinavia Norway #Norway's Midnight Sun #The Uff DA Sisters #Norwegian Heritage #gnome #tomte #nisse #Scandinavian folklore #Norwegian folk tales

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ifindus · 4 months

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I don't know if you have watched the news but southern norway is basically having one of the WORST snow storms right now, people can't even get out of their houses because the snow is blocking their doorways, some can't even see out their windows anymore...anyways, I am just imgining poor little southern norway snowed inside on the phone with norway who is trying to calm him down😔❄️

Yes, I've seen the news and gotten sent pictures from friends living there - it looks absolutely terrible😭

#hws norway #aph norway #aph norwegian regions #hws norwegian regions #norwegian regions #aph sør-norge #hws sør-norge #very happy to be living in Trøndelag atm 🙏 I could actually do with some more snow #but otherwise it's been the best winter in yeaaaars #hope all people in southern norway are doing well 🙏💖

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easwegian · 10 months

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**ATTENTION LADIES AND GENTLEMAN - COMPATRIOTS OF THE EASWEGIAN COMMON UNION, CHILDREN OF THE OUROBOROS, HEIRS OF BORIOPA!**

By a margin of 91%, the people of Easway have today, 17 July 2023, voted to incorporate the Associated Community of Vardø Town Islands as a free governing area of the Pomors Frontier and Finnmark. The Co-operative Government wishes the most mutual forms of co-operation when and where possible in the Barents region with our closest neighbours to our south, Norway.

This is why we are reclaiming our cultural heritage whilst establishing condominium status. Easway shall secure our sovereignty, but the wellbeing of all shall always be ensured by ourselves. We have always been one polyethnic nation.

**The National Directorate is strengthened.**

There is no more split cabinet, no more confusion in duties. The ministries of home affairs and finance & economics have been transfered into its cabinet. I as Grand Councillor shall not be a member, but shall oversee meetings and act in an advisory capacity, whilst the General Director chiefly heads government, alongside an equal cabinet of many portfolios.

Today, Easway becomes stronger. Today, Easway becomes more unified. Today, Easway shows that we are a nation of brilliant families and friends, brilliant artists, tradesmen and workers. Our Easwegian spirit shall travel further than anyone could ever in one lifetime. Together, we can achieve anything that our indomitable willpower and common unity strives for.

Easway forever! Our people always.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s78IuYYvO5H3XuDKwiXx0lTfUA5wYJKcPnNfRyjI5Cc/edit?usp=drivesdk

#Easway #Barents region #Barents sea #Barents #Vardø #Pomors #Boriopa #Easwegian #Norwegian #Norway

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postcard-from-the-past · 5 months

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Stave church in the Sogn region of Norway

Norwegian vintage postcard

#church #norwegian #historic #photo #briefkaart #vintage #stave #region #sepia #photography #carte postale #postcard #postkarte #postal #tarjeta #sogn #ansichtskarte #old #ephemera #postkaart #norway

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alastorvortex · 3 months

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This is Flaremp, the imp Pokemon! This is an evolution of igniscurry that’s much more demon-like. He’s from my Fakemon region, fjordheim. His Pokédex entry is, “Flaremp is known to throw berries at unsuspecting Pokemon or trainers as a ‘prank’”

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ouroboobos · 1 year

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being american is sucks as hell. it genuinely pains me to think about the customs and language i could have grown up with if my family had stayed in ireland or scotland or norway however many generations ago. and it really bothers me to consider what the evolution was like for my family from whatever they were before to what they are now. like were they always this bad, or is it partly the result of growing up in a conservative american environment?

#and the norwegian side only got here like... 2 or 3 generations ago? it was my great grandparents who moved here in adulthood i think #but by the time i was born nobody knew the language or how to make more than a couple dishes or anything. it makes me really sad #but im almost sadder about the irish/scottish side of my family esp when i read about the way the languages are dying out #and the cultural suppression and all that #its just very depressing #i wish i could have had some connection to these cultures but i just dont because nobody inherited any of that knowledge #obviously american culture like... IS a thing and there is regional variation but idk it doesnt feel. defineable?#hard to put into words but im sure someone knows what i mean

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redghnews · 2 years

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Students produce environmental solutions in NTNU/RWESCK ALL4WASH Summer School

Students produce environmental solutions in NTNU/RWESCK ALL4WASH Summer School. The creation of workable environmental solutions is contributing to the success of the ambition to promote blue-circular communities everywhere. That is a key result of the ALL4WASH Summer school held in Kumasi by the Regional Water and Environmental Sanitation Centre Kumasi (RWESCK) and the Norwegian University of…

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#Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology #Norwegian University of Science and Technology #Regional Water and Sanitaion Centre (RWESCK)

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niuniente · 7 days

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I like to watch horror movies from different countries and cultures; American, Mexican, Argentinean, Spanish, British, Norwegian, Iranian, Korean, Japanese... But I realized that I've never seen a horror movie from East-Europe. And, it doesn't make ANY sense because one of the best horror artists I know are Slavic.

So, any recommendation for East-European and Slavic horror movies? All horror genres are fine and I have no squicks.

I'd be also more than happy to receive recs for West and South Asian horror movies as well as African horror movies from any African region.

#horror films

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