How Did Scandinavia Become Three Countries?

In 793 the Vikings didn't come from Norway, Sweden or Denmark. None of those countries existed yet. ▶ How Countries Came to Be! (full series):    • How Did Great Britain Actually Form?   A thousand years of raids, unions, bloodbaths and breakups: how the homeland of the Vikings became three of the most stable countries on Earth. An empire that owned England, a coronation that ended in a massacre, a king chased on skis, a third of Denmark lost in one signature, and a divorce won by 368,208 votes to 184. Watch next, How Ireland Was Made:    • How Did Ireland Actually Form?   New map story every week. Subscribe so you do not miss the next one. Which country should we cover next? Tell me in the comments, your pick might be the next video. Key claims and sources: Lindisfarne 793 (English Heritage); Jelling stones (Danish National Museum); Stamford Bridge 1066 (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle tradition; Britannica); Kalmar Union 1397 and Stockholm Bloodbath 1520 (Britannica); Treaty of Roskilde 1658 (Britannica); Sound Dues (Britannica); Vasa 1628 (vasamuseet.se); Treaty of Kiel 1814 (Britannica); 1905 referendum 368,208-184 (Britannica); World Happiness Report 2025. Imagery: NASA Earth Observatory (Blue Marble / GIBS, public domain) and Natural Earth (public domain). Maps are programmatic; characters are AI-generated. This video is for education and entertainment only. Maps use stylised historical extents; early-medieval borders are approximate by nature. #scandinavia #history #vikings #maps