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by ersii 941 days ago
> Ask the Scottish how they feel about Sweden exporting its culture a while ago.

What's this referring to?

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Sweden | Norway | Denmark made #thuglife a thing across modern Scotland, northern and eastern England, much of Ireland, established DaneLaw, crashed the old Roman bathhouses, and turned Dublin into a major European slave teading hub.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danelaw

    The Danelaw originated from the invasion of *the Great Heathen Army* into England in the year 865, although the term was not used to describe a geographic area until the 11th century.