Yeah but Denmark was also in possession of the southern bit of Sweden for a good long while.
Meanwhile you can read Holberg without too much trouble, even though he was born in Norway.
It's possible politics is the explanation. The newly independent/recovered lands need to be integrated, and one way to do that is language. So the Swedes made sure people spoke like them.
Meanwhile you can read Holberg without too much trouble, even though he was born in Norway.
It's possible politics is the explanation. The newly independent/recovered lands need to be integrated, and one way to do that is language. So the Swedes made sure people spoke like them.
Nynorsk I can't get my head around, either.