Scandinavism
Sign in to savethumb|A 19th-century poster image of (from left to right) Norwegian, Danish and Swedish soldiers joining hands. The Norwegian and Swedish flags have the Union mark of Norway and Sweden|union mark. thumb|An 1856 Nordic student meeting|meeting of Scandinavian students in [[Uppsala, Sweden, with a parade marching next to Svandammen]] Scandinavism (; ; ), also called Scandinavianism or pan-Scandinavianism, is an ideology that supports various degrees of cooperation among the Scandinavian countries. Scandinavism comprises the literary, linguistic and cultural movement that focuses on promoting a sh
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thumb|A 19th-century poster image of (from left to right) Norwegian, Danish and Swedish soldiers joining hands. The Norwegian and Swedish flags have the Union mark of Norway and Sweden|union mark. thumb|An 1856 Nordic student meeting|meeting of Scandinavian students in [[Uppsala, Sweden, with a parade marching next to Svandammen]] Scandinavism (; ; ), also called Scandinavianism or pan-Scandinavianism, is an ideology that supports various degrees of cooperation among the Scandinavian countries. Scandinavism comprises the literary, linguistic and cultural movement that focuses on promoting a shared Scandinavian past, a shared cultural heritage, a common Scandinavian mythology and a common language or dialect continuum (from the common ancestor language of Old Norse) and which led to the formation of joint periodicals and societies in support of Scandinavian literature and languages. The movement was most popular among Danes and Swedes.
== History == According to historian Sverre Bagge, prior to the formation of state-like kingdoms, Scandinavia was culturally and linguistically homogeneous.