Scandinavia
Scandinavia was an Arctic area of Earth (PROSE: The Dying Days) in Northern Europe, (PROSE: Project: Valhalla) within the Northern Hemisphere of Earth. (TV: Fear Her [+]Loading...["Fear Her (TV story)"])
Geography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Norway, Finland, and Sweden were in Scandinavia, (AUDIO: Project: Lazarus) while Lapland was located in northern Scandinavia. (PROSE: Project: Valhalla)
Scandinavia was situated to the east of the British Isles and was separated from it by the North Sea. (TV: The Lie of the Land) Scandinavia was also to the east of the prime meridian and thus located within the Eastern Hemisphere. (TV: Fear Her [+]Loading...["Fear Her (TV story)"])
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe visited Scandinavia some time in the 8th century. When Zoe asked if it was the time of the Vikings, the Doctor replied that it was some time before then. (PROSE: That Which Went Away)
In the 9th century, Nisrin, a Scandinavian, lived as a slave in Dunqulah. (AUDIO: The Destroyer of Delights)
Following the 1346 siege of Kaffa, the bubonic plague spread throughout the continent of Europe, including as far as Scandinavia, in what became known as the Black Death. (PROSE: Bunker Soldiers [+]Loading...["Bunker Soldiers (novel)"])
References[[edit] | [edit source]]
Going by his kilt, Zoe Heriot initially mistook Scotsman Jamie McCrimmon as being of Scandinavian origin, possibly Danish. (TV: The Wheel in Space)
Charles Cranleigh asked if the name Adric was Scandinavian, to which the Fifth Doctor replied "not quite". (TV: Black Orchid)