Homeostasis is a concept central to the idea of stress. In biology, most biochemical processes strive to maintain equilibrium (homeostasis), a steady state that exists more as an ideal and less as an achievable condition.
Scandinavia, historically Scandia, part of northern Europe, generally held to consist of the two countries of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Norway and Sweden, with the addition of Denmark.
The Normans, as a race, originated in the Scandinavian peninsula, composed of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. At first these bold and adventurous sea rovers were known as Northman or Norsemen.