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Getting in touch with your roots (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/funny@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My brother got a DNA test and found we're mostly descended from Nordic people and not Germanic/Irish as we were told as kids. So naturally, I am now a Vikings fan.

[–] Arda1@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

When you learn that Vikings are also Germanic:

There is no escaping it, Gustav

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And the Vikings invaded the isles … so, they may still well be Germanic and Irish. Just sorta.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

There’s actually weirdly little Viking DNA in the British Isles. Except maybe in Yorkshire where there’s a suspiciously high incidence of natural blondes.

*not counting the Orkneys and Shetlands.