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1.3% Scandinavian, 6.9% broadley NW European, 1.6% Eastern European. I appreciate any reply and hope this can get me some answers. I’m sure you get these posts a lot. Also listed is the probability of a 100% Scandinavian 3rd, 4th,5th, or 6th great grandparent between 1750 As well as an Eastern European person between 1720-1840 French and ...
Dec 11, 2018 · Thank you for the photos of beautiful Norway.I have interested also my direct male line ancestry coming from Norway in 1565 trough Sweden to Estonia.The old norwegian military branch.My Y-haplogroup is under DF98 S4004 R-A685 branch.Ancestors name was Hans Persson Bagge.Later von Baggehufudt line.Haven’t time yet visit the museums,but next ...
May 31, 2018 · The Viking Y-DNA Project was initiated in Stockholm in December 2004. Vikings, Saxons, Angles, Danes, Goths and other invaders traveled far and wide and left descendants in many parts of Europe and beyond. All relevant ethnic groups and haplogroups are being studied within this project.
Feb 17, 2024 · Åsa. Åsa, or Åse/Aase, is an Old Norse name that means “queen of goddesses”. 28467. Siv. Siv, or Siw, is and Old Norse name that originated in Norse mythology as the name of Thor’s wife ( Sif ). It means “bride” or “wife”. 27907. Gun. Gun, or Gunn, is an Old Norse name derived from gunnr, which means “battle”.
Most people with British ancestry have about 2-20% Scandanvian DNA. If you have relatives from Highland Scotland, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire etc, the chances of having Viking ancestry is quite good. Most English lines cannot be traced back past the sixteenth century, so actually finding a paper trail to the Vikings is impossible.
Apr 11, 2024 · A History of Vikings Invasions of England, Scotland, Ireland. Danish Vikings invaded England first in 789 AD at the Isle of Portland. Then a band of Norse Vikings initiate the Viking Age in 793 AD by attacking a church in Northumbria, England. At the beginning, the Vikings were specifically targeting monasteries.
1066 (the end of the Viking age) was 958 years ago which is about 38 generations ago. In 38 generations you have over 274 billion ancestors. Now obviously a lot of that is “inbreeding”, but the odds not one of those ancestors is a Viking when your family was on the same hemisphere as the Vikings at the time is very slim.
