I'm sure by now you know that the three languages Danish, Swedish and Norwegian are quite similar. I found this on the back of a packet of Wasa crispbreag(the picture), and thought you might find it interesting. Notice that Norwegian and Danish look more alike than Swedish and Norwegian? That is because we were under Denmark for about 400 years, and under Sweden for only about 100 years. So Danish and Norwegian look quite similar, and maybe 200 years ago they looked almost identical. That being said, Swedish and Norwegian SOUND more alike. Not sure why, maybe because Sweden is closer to us, and Danish is more influenced by Germany.
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