DBWI: The Jutland peninsula, Zeeland and the surrounding islands are a nation called "Denmark"

What if the Jutland peninsula owned by Germany and the islands east of it (Islands west of Zeeland are German, all islands east are Swedish) were infact, an independent nation with their own language called Danish (Nordic family) and history?
 
It’s impressive that you found such obscure tribe, the Dani (meaning lowlander) was a Swea or Geotish tribe, who warred with the returning Herules over control of Thule. The Herules won and the Dani was had to stay in their native Scania, both tribes was later conquered by the expanding Swea together with the Geots, Gutes and Norwegians.

But let say the Dani had won, in that case with both control over Scania and Thule, the Dani could have expanded to Cimbrian peninsula after the Angles and Jutes migration to Angleland, instead of the expanding Saxon people taking over the peninsula. The Dani with their strong population centers in Thule and Scania would likely have been able to keep the Franks from conquering the Cimbria and establish the Jutish March. Historical I expect little of a potential Dani state, while it control a important gate to the Baltic, the city of Librisch with it access to the Baltic and control over the salt trade would in dominated Daniland (I’m not sure why the Dani would call their country the Dani March?). The only thing which kept Librisch from completely dominate the Baltic in OTL was the presence of the strong Swedish kingdom, who was able to conquer the Finns, Balts and eastern Wends. Daniland and rump Sweden would be left as little more than Librisch vassals, and the Librisch would likely have seceded from Frankia. As the Lombard city states did, instead of staying loyal to keep the Swedes in check.
 
It’s impressive that you found such obscure tribe, the Dani (meaning lowlander) was a Swea or Geotish tribe, who warred with the returning Herules over control of Thule. The Herules won and the Dani was had to stay in their native Scania, both tribes was later conquered by the expanding Swea together with the Geots, Gutes and Norwegians.

But let say the Dani had won, in that case with both control over Scania and Thule, the Dani could have expanded to Cimbrian peninsula after the Angles and Jutes migration to Angleland, instead of the expanding Saxon people taking over the peninsula. The Dani with their strong population centers in Thule and Scania would likely have been able to keep the Franks from conquering the Cimbria and establish the Jutish March. Historical I expect little of a potential Dani state, while it control a important gate to the Baltic, the city of Librisch with it access to the Baltic and control over the salt trade would in dominated Daniland (I’m not sure why the Dani would call their country the Dani March?). The only thing which kept Librisch from completely dominate the Baltic in OTL was the presence of the strong Swedish kingdom, who was able to conquer the Finns, Balts and eastern Wends. Daniland and rump Sweden would be left as little more than Librisch vassals, and the Librisch would likely have seceded from Frankia. As the Lombard city states did, instead of staying loyal to keep the Swedes in check.
I doubt it, i still think a Swedish state could conquer Finland an other parts of the Baltic regardless of this "Daniland" state, i imagine they would have a relatively large navy to protect their trade which could cause problems, but i don't think the loss of these lands would be enough to cripple them especially considering the Dani would be focused on defending Jutland from invading Saxon settlers (many saxons started going north, not all of them went to Angleland), It's quite possible the Swedes could push the Dani out of their homeland(scania) thereby pushing them out of Scandinavia altogether.
 
I doubt it, i still think a Swedish state could conquer Finland an other parts of the Baltic regardless of this "Daniland" state, i imagine they would have a relatively large navy to protect their trade which could cause problems, but i don't think the loss of these lands would be enough to cripple them especially considering the Dani would be focused on defending Jutland from invading Saxon settlers, It's quite possible the Swedes could push the Dani out of their homeland(scania) thereby pushing them out of Scandinavia altogether.

The problem without the population of Thule, Scania and Viken, Sweden lack the settler population to colonise Finland, it would leave them with a rebellious Finnish population, they will also lack the rich herring trade, which funded Swedish expansion especially against the Holmgaardians, Esti, Livs, Lats and Proess. Sweden would be left with control over some worthless forest, tundra and mountains, lacking both the funds and population to expand. Sweden would be pretty much just be a slightly more fertile Bjarmaland.
 
The problem without the population of Thule, Scania and Viken, Sweden lack the settler population to colonise Finland, it would leave them with a rebellious Finnish population, they will also lack the rich herring trade, which funded Swedish expansion especially against the Holmgaardians, Esti, Livs, Lats and Proess. Sweden would be left with control over some worthless forest, tundra and mountains, lacking both the funds and population to expand. Sweden would be pretty much just be a slightly more fertile Bjarmaland.
they don't need significant colonisation of Finland, they simply need to colonise the important region (Coasts,large cities) and they have a stranglehold on the Finns, and even if they revolt, they're population is nothing compared to Sweden, any revolts would amount to hungry, inexperienced and leaderless peasants, plus the Swedes wouldn't be dumb enough to train Finns in significant numbers so the swedes could decimate any revolts with superior soldiers.
 
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