#i forgot Sweden

[the-words-we-sung]

Simon and Wilhelm 🤎🧡💛

[ifindus]

I dare you to doodle the gang in Strindnes Promenade Orchester outfits! (When you've got time of course!) 🎺

Only the Scandi gang, but here you go!! ✨🙏

[roguetrevelyan]

Rook’s armors, part five! A bit late, but here we go.

And I gotta say, number 8 is definitely in my top three DATV armors.

*Numbers are written in image description, too!

[jamtlandsarkiv]

This is kind of DenSu related, I guess. What are your thoughts on the Scandinavian trio during the Kalmar Union? I have my own thoughts, but would love to hear yours.

June 6th, 2024 was the 501st anniversary of Sweden leaving the Kalmar Union!

The Kalmar Union era was a fascinating and widely misunderstood period that strongly affected the region. I wrote a list of common misconceptions, a summary of the period plus a thought experiment about how it might have affected Mathias and Björn under the cut!

It really topples my chimney to see people use the Kalmar Union period to justify why DenSu would have an unhealthy relationship. Here is a quick summary of the most common misconceptions in the fandom about the union:

Sweden was forced into the union. No, the union was a voluntary agreement proposed by Denmark to combat a powerful union of German states that would threaten the Nordic states' dominance in the Baltic Sea region.

The union was a period of severe oppression for Swedes. No, the first 50 years of the union were peaceful and the union achieved its goal of creating a unified Nordic region. The conflicts began later in the union's lifespan as the Danish authorities attempted to centralize power under the Danish crown and attempted to introduce laws that the Swedes deemed unfavorable.

The Stockholm Bloodbath was a civilian massacre. No, it was a mass execution of politically influential anti-union aristocrats as punishment for coordinating armed rebellions against the Danish king.

I'll be honest: the way I write Mathias, Björn, their backgrounds and their roles in society, they would have no interactions with each other that were motivated by the union. The idea is that in my Nationverse, all immortals live as unassuming citizens. They could take on political roles, but they'll have to work hard to climb the ladder like anyone else, and they can't hold on to power forever (as they would have to "die"). Björn in particular lives in northern Sweden, very far away from the conflicts that arose as a consequence of the union.

The Kalmar Union was a mutual agreement proposed by Queen Margareta of Denmark and agreed upon by various leaders of Sweden. The union was established in 1397. The goal of the union was to combat the increasingly powerful Hansen union between the German states. The two member states agreed to collaborate economically, establish a common foreign policy and provide military support to each other. Danish King Erik was crowned as the king of the union.

Because Denmark was the most populous member of the union then and the union's leadership was overwhelmingly Danish, the Swedes grew increasingly dissatisfied at the union. They believed that its terms transferred power to Denmark and were unfairly disadvantageous to Sweden. The first protest of the union, the Engelbrekt Rebellion of 1434, was in response to a tax hike across the union to fund Denmark's war against German state Holstein. Swedes were already unhappy at being drafted into Denmark's faraway war, which came with the additional disadvantage that Sweden, as a member state in their union, wasn't able to export to an important trade partner. This pattern of events (Denmark doing something that didn't benefit Sweden, Swedes protesting against it) continued over the next century and built a strong anti-union political current.

The Stockholm Bloodbath was the tipping point of the anti-union movement. Swedes, thoroughly exhausted of the union by the 1500s, protested the crowning of Danish King Kristian II as the King of Sweden. Several influential aristocrats associated with the pro-independence Sture Party coordinated civilian rebellions against Kristian II, but were unsuccessful in overthrowing him. The Danish and Swedish authorities came to an agreement that Kristian II would be crowned King of Sweden, while the Sture Party associates would be granted amnesty. Kristian II invited these aristocrats to his coronation in Stockholm under the guise of a peaceful meeting, only to carry out his true plan to walk back on the agreement and execute them for treason. Unsurprisingly, this only strengthened the anti-union sentiment and Sweden, led by Gustav Vasa, exited the union in 1523. (The remainder of the Party also opposed Vasa and were executed by him several years later.)

Now you all know why I always roll my eyes at the notion that Björn would have been executed at the Stockholm Bloodbath. It explicitly suggests that he was a prominent political figure with anti-union sympathies who had a hand in orchestrating a rebellion against the King of the Kalmar Union. I really do not like writing these fictional characters as having significant influence in a universe that's about experiencing real history. The way I write the characters is that they live as regular citizens unnoticed by humans, while their interpersonal relations with other immortals are partially based on historical events. The character's home region factors strongly into their life story and relationships as well, which is why my Northern Swedish Björn has a much less violent rivalry with Mathias than a Southern Björn would.

The relationship between Mathias and Southern Björn during this period could be represented as them agreeing to work together against a common threat, but their differences eventually tore them apart and made them enemies. They wouldn't be enemies or have a one-sided relationship in the present day. Björn could possibly have participated in some of the many anti-union rebellions that were carried out by armed civilians, although it's unlikely that he would have come face-to-face with Mathias in combat unless Mathias was serving in the Danish Army. Denmark did not have independent civilian combatants.

Many other inhumane attacks against civilians occurred during this period that could justify a more hateful relation between these two, but I do not treat these characters as representatives of their states, leaders, governments, monarchies, authorities and so on. Their beliefs and life stories are a combination of the culture of the people they represent and their unique experiences. Their lives aren't reenactments of their authorities' every decision.

[dreamings-free]

a throwback of 1D trying to pronounce swedish artist Håkan Hellström’s name 😂 - posted by Håkan’s record label Tro & Tvivel Records 24/2/25

[alexbkrieger13]

oh wow we got a meme from franny (is the game that bad?)

https://x.com/cwfcbrighty/status/1811857736281272553?t=IjYjxx4hNgm-Yx7gRCOcNg&s=19

[pylsuparty]

[puckdrunklove]

i will say i love when the announcers of any game watch the replay and are like "oh yeah well, he definitely did it lol" and give a little giggle

it's so endearing

[everythingthatsgoingon]

I'm too lazy to look it up, so I'm hoping tumblr will answer me.

In France we have 38 lists ! It's a record. Last time it was 34, and already a record.

At most 20 lists can get deputies (as lists need a score of at least 5% to get deputies). According to current polls, between 5 and 7 lists - those from the main parties, who get most if not all of the media's attention - are expected to make the cut.

There's logistical difficulties as there needs to be temporary billboards in front of every polling station with enough space for every party to put up an A1 poster - it's too much for isolated towns and villages, who realistically will at most have 10 posters up on those billboards because most lists don't have the financial means to pay for a company to put up their posters all over the country. It costs like 200 000 euros, and they already need to pay to print the posters. And most parties/list do not have a 200 000 € budget anyway. What money they have they might prioritise towards printing and distributing their ballot papers - and with budgets under 200 000 €, they can't print enough to have 1 per voter, let alone 2 and have the second sent with the "profession of faith" letters voters receive in the week before the election. They most often can't print those professions of faith to send either.

But anyway, yeah, 38 lists, meaning 3078 French citizens are candidates to fill the 81 French seats in the EU parliament. A bit more men than women, since a majority of lists have a male first candidate.

[burnadicarwoz]

Why. Does every flag. Have red or white on them. I get they are common colours but come on just look and make a conspiracy already

Thank you Sweden btw for being 1 in 20 countries to not have red or white in it's flag. Really sticking it to them I see.

[magbeth]

i am dead serious we cannot let blond people win this tournament. i'll lose my mind

[mumintroll]

told my mam abt how im marrying yung lean when i grow up she is nawt happy she does NOT like sweden

[mimikyuno]

(to delete in a few hours)

[findingthepathtomyself]

I spent the last few months in northen Sweden and haven't seen the sun a lot.

I KNEW the dark hours are harsh on mental health, but I didn't really thought about it and just decided I was tired.

Now that I'm back in my sunny ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ country (France), I feel like I REVIVE

[iamsweden]

I’m replaying FFX after probably 10 years or more and I really did not appreciate this game for what it is back then. I just finished Operation Mi’ihen and just… Damn. Final Fantasy X did not pull any punches. Going to Home later is absolutely going to wreck me.

[bees-in-a-davidbowie-shirt]

oh shit seth everman made a reappearance just to see dan and phil