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Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion#Europe, subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, ...

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Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

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Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

word for "bride". In

Norse mythology Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia, and into the Nordic folklore of the modern period ...

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Thor Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding æsir, god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology, sacred groves ...

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''Siv''. Retrieved 23 September 2018. Individuals bearing the name Siv include: *

Siv Bråten Lunde Siv Bråten Lunde (born 31 December 1960) is a former Norwegian biathlete who received five medals in the world championships during her career. She is now a teacher at Trysil Ungdomsskole. She has also helped Nikolai Hansen Bakken. Wor ...

(born 1960), Norwegian biathlete *

Siv Cedering Siv Cedering (February 5, 1939 – November 17, 2007) was a Swedish-American poet, writer, and artist. She occasionally published as Siv Cedering Fox. Early life Siv Cedering was born 30 kilometers south of the arctic circle in rural Överkali ...

(1939–2007). Swedish-American poet, writer, and artist * Siv Ericks (1918–2005), Swedish actress * Siv Elin Hansen (born 1974), Norwegian politician *

Siv Friðleifsdóttir Siv Friðleifsdóttir (born 10 August 1962) (transliterated Siv Fridleifsdottir) is an Icelandic politician. Rarely used full name is Björg Siv Juhlin Friðleifsdóttir. She is half-Norwegian and she partly grew up in Norway, where she spent al ...

(born 1962), Icelandic politician *

Siv Gustavsson Siv Gustavsson (born 9 July 1957) is a Swedish former racewalking athlete. She was the gold medallist at the 1981 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, making her the second ever female world champion in the sport. Gustavsson also won a bronze at the 198 ...

(born 1957), Swedish racewalking athlete * Siv Heim Sæbøe (born 1973), Norwegian team handball player * Siv Holma (1952–2016), Swedish politician * Siv Henriette Jacobsen (born 1966), Norwegian politician *

Siv Jensen Siv Jensen (born 1 June 1969) is a Norwegian who served as the leader of the Progress Party from 2006 to 2021. She also held the position as Minister of Finance from 2013 to 2020 in the Solberg Cabinet. She was also a member of the Norwegian pa ...

(born 1969), Norwegian politician * Siv Mossleth (born 1967), Norwegian politician * Siv Pettersson (1955–1975), Swedish singer * Siv Stubsveen (born 1968), Norwegian media personality *

Siv Tørudbakken Siv Tørudbakken (born 25 May 1968) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Following the 2007 Norwegian local elections she became the new leader (''fylkesrådsleder'') of Hedmark Hedmark () was a county in Norway before 1 January ...

(born 1968), Norwegian politician *

Siv Widerberg Siv Widerberg (12 June 1931 – 24 December 2020) was a Swedish writer and journalist. She received an honorary doctorate from the University of Umeå. Widerberg was born in Bromma Bromma () is a borough (''stadsdelsområde'') in the western pa ...

(1931–2020), Swedish writer and journalist

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