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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 8460662" data-attributes="member: 18182">I'm speaking from the perspective of an outsider, but Scandinavian culture certainly extends beyond the Scandinavian Peninsula. Whether the term Scandinavian should include Finns and Icelanders . . . . you can comment better than I. I've always assumed it did. I would imagine, however, that not all Finns and Icelanders would agree either way![USER=58172]@Yaarel[/USER] seems to feel lumping Scandinavians in with the rest of Europe isn't good in this context, and I'm willing to respect that position . . . . although I don't think it requires any of us to agree with the position, especially other Scandinavians on the board. I appreciate your input, especially as a Finn, even if I feel you were being a little dismissive to [USER=58172]@Yaarel[/USER].I wouldn't blink if a book on European mythology includes Western European cultures, Celtic cultures, Scandinavian cultures, and Eastern European cultures all in the same book, despite the distinct differences in these cultural regions and their mythology. I'm guessing most folks from those regions wouldn't mind either, but some would . . . .</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 8460662, member: 18182"] I'm speaking from the perspective of an outsider, but Scandinavian culture certainly extends beyond the Scandinavian Peninsula. Whether the term Scandinavian should include Finns and Icelanders . . . . you can comment better than I. I've always assumed it did. I would imagine, however, that not all Finns and Icelanders would agree either way! [USER=58172]@Yaarel[/USER] seems to feel lumping Scandinavians in with the rest of Europe isn't good in this context, and I'm willing to respect that position . . . . although I don't think it requires any of us to agree with the position, especially other Scandinavians on the board. I appreciate your input, especially as a Finn, even if I feel you were being a little dismissive to [USER=58172]@Yaarel[/USER]. I wouldn't blink if a book on European mythology includes Western European cultures, Celtic cultures, Scandinavian cultures, and Eastern European cultures all in the same book, despite the distinct differences in these cultural regions and their mythology. I'm guessing most folks from those regions wouldn't mind either, but some would . . . . [/QUOTE]

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