Nordic Empire

The Nordic Empire was a scattered interstellar state in the Outer Rim formed as a result of conquests by the Nords, a Human culture thought to have originated from the lost (or perhaps mythological) ice world of Nordia. Vikings, the term given to various pirates operating in the northern Outer Rim in ancient times, were thought to have been of mostly Nordic descent. In the modern area, various cultures including the Danes, Swedes, Finns, and the Normans descended from the ancient Nords. The ancient Galactic Republic also hosted a military unit known as the Virangian Legion, which was comprised entirely of Nordic mercenaries.

Worlds controlled by the Nords included Nordium, Skane, Daneland, Nordland, Svede, Finnland, and Danmark.

History
The Nordic people first appeared in the galactic community as early as 22000 BBY, though it would not be until the later years of the Pius Dea Crusades that they had the technology to wage interstellar wars. Little is known about their society from thereon, though it is known that Nordic fleets made several incursions into Republic territory, most notably during a century-long war on what would come to be known as Svede. The Nordic Empire mysteriously vanished sometime around the Old Sith Wars, though it's believed by historians that the kingdom may have been dissolved following a civil war or long periods of isolation. Nordic culture in the form of fashion, art, and language continued to survive for millennia in their descendant cultures.