Durmstrang in Scandinavia?

[Arya]

No: HPFGUIDX 87549

(Changing the thread title because this has long not had anything to do with 
Quirrel...)


 "Berit Jakobsen" wrote:

> I still find it very odd that Durmstrang's in Norway or Sweden.  Both 
> the name of the school (German-sounding) and the name of its students 
> (Slavic-sounding) are very foreign to the Scandinavian language. Well 
> well...

Arya:  
For me, it's the fact that they arrive in a that huge ship that rings of being some 
traditional Viking Longship vessel.  The name "Durmstrang" is indeed *
Germanic* in nature, but both Norway and Sweden are actually considered to 
be Germanic.  See this link for a listing of countries/languages that are 
considered Germanic:  http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/northlinks.html

Also, in GoF, (adult paperback, p363) Viktor is telling Hermione that in the 
winter, Durmstrang has very little daylight.  This has never been mentioned as 
being an issue in Hogwarts (current fan favorite for location is Scotland) so I 
think we have to assume Durmstrang is in a far more northern latitude.  Norway 
is indeed my guess.  

Hmm, I wonder how Hogwarts would have arrived at a Triwizard Tournament if 
it were hosted at one of the other schools....in a giant lemon drop chariot?