Talk:Dominions of Sweden

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I wonder if it wouldn't be a great idea to signify non-English words and expressions in italics? "Skåneland" must seem pretty foreign for non-Scandinavians, and might maybe better be marked accordingly? -- Johan Magnus 01:59 28 May 2003 (UTC)

Swedish terminology should be marked up, but I'm not sure that names ought to be. Where there is an appropriate English name it should be used, over local or in this case Swedish names. Perhaps "Terra Scania", or maybe "Scanian lands" are better alternatives than Skåneland? That acticle could also be better coordnated, particularly with Danish history since much of the regional Swedish history has their place in the entries for the respective provinces. -- Mic 20:04 28 May 2003 (UTC)

[edit] Wismar

"Sweden received the German town of Wismar with the surrounding countryside in the Peace of Westphalia (1648). In 1803 Wismar was pawned, in exchange for a loan, and control was handed over to Mecklenburg. The loan defaulted in 1903, but Sweden rescinded its right to regain control of the German exclave and thereby nominally received its present territorial constitution."

Doesn't it make more sense if the loan was repaid in 1903? garryq 13:02, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Historical overseas dominions

What about the shortlived overseas dominions/colonies:

New Sweden in North America West Africa Caribbean

Does anyone have more info. on these that could be added?Osli73 09:56, 12 June 2006 (UTC)