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I have been in Scotland 10 days ago for a holiday and to do a research for my ancestors. The great grandfather from my grandmother came from Scotland and his surname is Mackenzie (born 1790) and was a captain on a scottish merchant ship to Asia (Malacca). This year I did a DNA test and I got scandinavian roots. During our trip in Scotland I felt home and I felt that Scotland is not typical british, but scandinavian. Mackenzies are Highlanders. I read that a lot of Mackenzies emigrated to the USA, Canada and Australia between 1700 - 1900. I am still researching to the Mackenzies. I hope that someone can help me!
I have been in Scotland 10 days ago for a holiday and to do a research for my ancestors. The great grandfather from my grandmother came from Scotland and his surname is Mackenzie (born 1790) and was a captain on a scottish merchant ship to Asia (Malacca). This year I did a DNA test and I got scandinavian roots. During our trip in Scotland I felt home and I felt that Scotland is not typical british, but scandinavian. Mackenzies are Highlanders. I read that a lot of Mackenzies emigrated to the USA, Canada and Australia between 1700 - 1900. I am still researching to the Mackenzies. I hope that someone can help me!
I will concede that there is a certain North Atlantic je ne sais quoi that Scotland and Scandinavia share. Something to do with hard-bitten, rocky coasts and herrings, but beyond that, Scotland is far more British than Scandinavian. By miles and miles.
Maybe some of the most remote islands that were settled by the Norse in medieval times like the Shetlands, but Aberdeen? Glasgow? Edinburgh? The Scottish Borders? The Celtic Highlands? Naaaahhh. Nope. Nei.
OP, what is your question? Are you asking for info about all the far-flung Mackenzies in the world? Or are you asking for comments about Scotland's Scandi heritage?
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Maybe some of the most remote islands that were settled by the Norse in medieval times like the Shetlands, but Aberdeen? Glasgow? Edinburgh? The Scottish Borders? The Celtic Highlands? Naaaahhh. Nope. Nei.
Especially Aberdeenshire, and nearby. Look at the map; it's right across from southern Norway. The area hasn't been excavated, but there are Viking artifacts in museums in the area, and a few researchers have begun focusing on the area.
Nowhere in Britain is "typical British". Every area, every region, every constituent country has differences. However, there are core British values which pretty much everyone holds and this is as true of Scotland as it is in the rest of the UK. Indeed, attitudes across the UK on key issues such as immigration, the economy, social care, the NHS, etc., are remarkably similar. On those issues, Scotland is not much different to Cornwall or Norfolk.
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