Talk:Scandinavia
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Origins of the name
I understand that etymology is not fun for everybody, but why do certain contributors insist on removing any mention of the origins of the name Scandinavia and the use of the name before the 19th century?--Wiglaf 19:57, 10 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- I think there's also an article Scandinavia_(etymology) or some such. // OlofE 22:33, 10 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- Yes, but I am thinking of this article. There are loads of information about the use of the name during the 19th century, but its use before the 19th century is apparently considered irrelevant.--Wiglaf 19:06, 11 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- I can only contribute with that Jordanes wrote about "the island" Scandza. How this evolved with the suffix inavia, I dont have a clue. Dan Koehl 17:16, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- Keep the etymology and pre-19th century usage in the etymology article. Swedes and Danes remained arch-enemies well into the 18th century, why earlier usage is irrelevant for this article. --Johan Magnus 18:26, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- You are apparently thinking of Scandinavism.--Wiglaf 19:11, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Someone suggested that the etymology article be merged with the main article. I agree and have done the merger. It only occupies a small section, and having a separate article would only give wikipedia one more stub.--Wiglaf 17:24, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)