hey, you're actually right but there's another thing. Sweden lost the Finnish war in 1809. The poem that popularized a lot of viking stuff (Vikingen) was written by Geijer in 1811.
I didn't know about the Danish/Norwegian loss to the British at the same time though.
So I think it's safe to say that all of Scandinavis suffered heavy losses, got buttblasted, and memed cope into reality across national boundaries. Later the meme was picked up by British/US whites, who adopted it as a symbol of pan-white superiority.
hey, you're actually right but there's another thing. Sweden lost the Finnish war in 1809. The poem that popularized a lot of viking stuff (Vikingen) was written by Geijer in 1811.
I didn't know about the Danish/Norwegian loss to the British at the same time though.
So I think it's safe to say that all of Scandinavis suffered heavy losses, got buttblasted, and memed cope into reality across national boundaries. Later the meme was picked up by British/US whites, who adopted it as a symbol of pan-white superiority.