#hws norway

[pavs0990107]

[ifindus]

Would love to hear your thoughts about Norway during his peak in the Middle Ages - The old kingdom!

Thank you so much for all the top-tier historical asks you’ve filled my inbox with 🙏🥺💖 I very much appreciate it ✨

Norgesveldet, Norway at its largest and most powerful is such an interesting topic, and I’d like to take this opportunity to talk more about Norway’s character arch and his standing in Scandinavia during this time. And along this, @95jezzica’s hc that Norway is the oldest out of the Scandis, which I absolutely love.

During the 1200s Norway is at his peak. He is the largest he has ever been, ruling over land far away, a result of his exploration and craftiness at sea. He is involved with an extensive trading network, stretching from his settlements on Greenland, Iceland, the Faeroe Islands, Shetland, Orkney, and the Hebrides, as well as large areas that today belongs to Sweden, with connections to Europe through the Hanseatic League as well as his neighbours. Many of Norway’s territories are inhabited by Norwegian settlers, who all pay taxes to the Norwegian crown, accumulating a fair amount of coin to be spent on buildings and other stately projects. He has the entire North Atlantic under his control. Norway is exporting iron, furs, fish, and fish oil to the rest of Europe. At this time, Norway is the largest nation in Europe measured by land.

At home, Norway has just finished his civil war in 1240, and with a new and stable system in place, he flourishes; the Sagas are written, churches are built, and cities are founded. A sort of government is formed, and a new law is made, establishing a more developed justice system and a more effective military system. Norway was the second kingdom in Europe to be gathered under a common law (after Castille) and establishes diplomatic connections to other countries. The administration of the Norway is solidified and he really takes his shape as a powerful and well-established nation.

Based on the actual year of founding, Norway is the oldest “nation” in Scandinavia, and I want to give Jezz credit here for influencing me towards this hc. Denmark, Sweden, and Norway have all been more or less equal throughout the Viking Age, with some periods where they were in alliances and had more complex relations. Norway was allowed to grow on the basis of Denmark being weaker etc. But we essentially have three nations who grew up together here, similar in age, development, and influence. And we see Norway really grow up through his civil war between 1130 and 1240, coming out stronger as a result. In the 1200s and 1300s he is a genuine powerful nation who has powerful connections and resources.

Then, we get The Plague, The Black Death. Norway is hit a lot harder than Denmark and Sweden. It is almost fatal to him and it nearly kills him, eventually merging his royal family into those of his neighbours, and we see Denmark especially take advantage of the situation to form the Kalmar Union.

And this all makes such an interesting character development for Norway. As a slightly older nation with a rich and proud history, being an equal or maybe even more powerful than his neighbours, at his definite peak, to take such a fall. To end up being stowed away, his existence merely symbolic at times, seeing his future as uncertain and under the total control of others. He falls. He is crippled. And he ends up being tossed around for nearly 500 years before he can finally stand up as an independent nation once more.

It really makes for such an interesting dynamic between the Scandis as well. Both Denmark and Sweden knows what Norway used to be, how powerful and proud he was, and they see what he has been reduced to after the Plague and during the union. Maybe they even start to forget who he used to be. Though sometimes, in certain situations when he is fired up, they can see remnants of the nation he once was.

They are definitely reminded of his past in 1814 and 1905.

[floralcrematorium]

here are the stamps i designed for the Always Together Nordics zine!! I referenced some real historical stamps but mainly did my own thing. The price on these guys probably don't make any sense, but there was an attempt

If you haven't seen my illustration from the zine, you can find it here!

Also, here's the postcard sent by Finland that got buried under everything :)

[o0-darkness-0o]

Since a long time I didn't post anything here so here some Hetalia Stuff what I made for Rol or just for fun

[kleinzarohe]

isn’t giclee print the best🥹

[theherdofturtles]

Inspired from one of the last scenes of @historicalclaptrap's Family in Darkness.

"England was not his problem. England should never have been his problem. But when a magical mishap de-ages England into a vulnerable child, India can't turn away. Trapped between his alienated ally and his worst enemy he must break this curse. Before past and present tear them all apart." It's got some of the very best fandom tropes all in one place: de-aging, complicated family dynamics, and former enemies working together. Also a lot of magic. Feral magic. There wasn't a chance I could've passed this one by with these excellent content labels. And if you're someone who enjoys exploring Hetalia characters that aren't part of the 'main G8,' this fic includes India's family, the UK bros, and Norway as some main players.

[ohmysway]

more hockey au, happy bruins day

[ask-hws-norge]

are you a bug?

And here I repeat,

Are fae bugs?

[claratcssthings]

I got Norway!!!!

🎀🎀🎀

[nordic-italian-german]

IT'S HAPPENING ❄

Hetalia ~A tender world~ (June and July 2025)

[ifindus]

The Allies during World War II

The Axis here

[karkacho-wha]

legends always come back... norgoose and iceling

[francisbonnefoyforreal]

He's right, Iceland. Why have you been such a killjoy the last few days?

Seeing long haired you made me think of viking times. Wanna pillage a village together?

@ask-hws-norge

Ja! Let me get my axe and helmet.

Which village do you want to pillage?

Maybe @ask-hwssverige wants to join us

[fartshitter9000]

[nordickies]

May we see any of the nyo nordics please🫶

You get them all because you were so patient with me anon <3

[kleinzarohe]