The language of the Scanians is at first glance a very distinct dialect of Swedish.
Some words used today are actually old Danish words and some are original Scanian words.
The soil in Scania is very rich, which is one of the reasons why Scania always has been a wealthy region. For more than 800 years Scania was a prosperous region of Denmark. After many wars between Sweden and Denmark throughout the Middle Ages, Scania was conquered by the Swedes in the year 1658 under King Carl X Gustav. Danish teachers and priests were replaced by Swedes. The University of Lund was established for the very purpose of making the Scanians Swedish.