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No it is not. Yet 1000 years ago parts of Scotland would be considered Scandinavian, however events within Scotland and from south of the border did not make it so since.
No it is not. Yet 1000 years ago parts of Scotland would be considered Scandinavian, however events within Scotland and from south of the border did not make it so since.
There are a few remnants of Scotland's Scandinavian heritage here and there, though, aside from archaeology. There's Norwegian vocabulary in Scottish English that doesn't exist in English or Welsh English. There are probably subtle cultural elements present, as well. I think there's a subtle Norwegian influence in some of Scottish folk music.
Vikings invaded Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and Normandy, variously, in two waves in the 800s and 1000s. That has shown up in your DNA.
An interesting irony that may appear in your DNA is that different groups of Vikings (Danish and Norwegian) invaded Great Britain and France (in Normandy). The descendants of the Norman Vikings then attacked Great Britain (ruled by a descendant of the Danish Vikings) and conquered it finally in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings. This means that your DNA might also show some considerable French "markers".
I am a Mackintosh, by the way, and visited the areas around Inverness and Glen Affric just a few months ago. I believe the relationship between our two clans was not always good.
There are a few remnants of Scotland's Scandinavian heritage here and there, though, aside from archaeology. There's Norwegian vocabulary in Scottish English that doesn't exist in English or Welsh English. There are probably subtle cultural elements present, as well. I think there's a subtle Norwegian influence in some of Scottish folk music.
The English Geordie accent has a lot of Scandinavian influence, and the East Coast of England was reguarly attacked by the Vikings.
It was also mainly England that was subject to Danelaw
Yes, it was the Danes that identified the several Frisian settlements as "Fris-by", whence my mother's maternal line got its name. The Frisbies have had quite an impact on the development of the US, founding a number of towns from Connecticut and NY to California. (And lending their name to a popular toy.)
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The Frisbies have had quite an impact on the development of the US, founding a number of towns from Connecticut and NY to California. (And lending their name to a popular toy.)
