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In most Nordic countries, the governors of the regions having the condition of being governor, could elect the woman who wanted to get close to your region. When there was that relationship, the governor hung above the door of his house horns for all the people knew the privilege that he had his family and the father, looked proud of their horns all the people. From this custom came the famous Nordic phrase "cuckold."
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However, that wouldn't make sense because the phrase more often deals with the husband of an ufaithful wife .... not the person who is making him a cuckold
The bit about the Cuckoo bird laying it's eggs in the nest of another bird seems to be a little more reasonable
Although my family on my father's side is all English-Welsh, we carry an ancient viking surname. My ancestors arrived as a group; my ancestral grandfather and grandmother, their grown and married children, and some grandchildren all immigrated here at the same time. Before they left, they all inhabited one small country community, and very few family members did not leave.
When I was a young adult, I ran into a fellow who has my last name, which is a rare one, but his family is all Norwegian on both sides.
While both of our families are small and widely separated, neither one of us knew anything about each other. Neither family in the Old World knew the other existed.
His family's immigration was very similar to mine- multi-generational, all from a tiny village, and all carrying an uncommon viking name. Both families arrived in America only 2 years apart.
Many years ago my optometrist mentioned I must have nordic ancestors as she was doing the retinal check. At that time I didn't know my lineage and asked her why she said that. She said that those who have nordic DNA often (but not always) have very pale or nearly white retinas. She said mine was the lightest she has seen.
She said that the light colored retina was not tied to the eye color. You can have brown eyes and a light retina.
So next time you get your eyes checked, ask.
BTW, it turned out she was right. I do have Norse ancestors who lived on the Orkney Islands and etc.
No surprises about Niall but it is interesting that they are finding Viking dna in Western Ireland. DNA was only taken from residents of Co. Mayo.
Chieftain Niall of the Nine Hostages is one of the recognized fathers of thousands of the Irish, but hundreds of County Mayo residents were fascinated to learn this week that there was also a little Viking DNA in their makeup, a fact discovered thanks to the National Geographic
My family on two Grandparents are Irish, right off the boat during the potato famine. Great grandparents spoke Celtic Irish. All blonde, blue eyes, tall, fair.
Given the periodic occupation by the Norse of various parts of the British Isles in the early Middle Ages, you'd probably be hard-pressed to find many Irish, Scots, English or Welsh of today without some Viking blood.
My close ancestors were German, Scottish, and English, but I have a significant proportion of Scandinavian DNA. I am sure it comes from Viking/Nordic ancestors.
My close ancestors were German, Scottish, and English, but I have a significant proportion of Scandinavian DNA. I am sure it comes from Viking/Nordic ancestors.
What's surprising about this is that Viking dna would turn up in Co. Mayo which is in the West. Vikings were know on the East Coast where they established Dublin and Waterford. I'm very surprised that any Scandinavian dna would turn up so far west.
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