Some popular stories from Scandinavia? (4)

I believe the answer is:

lars

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'scandinavia?' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'some popular stories from' is the wordplay.
'some' says the answer is hidden in the clue (some parts of the word are used).
'LARS' can be found hidden inside 'popular stories from'.

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