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On Thu, 16 Jan 2025, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:

> On 1/15/25 5:47 PM, rbowman wrote:
>> On Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:59:16 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> 
>>> Statistically it is 99.99% certain that any  British-descended  person
>>> is descended from royalty of one sort or another.
>> 
>> I'm descended from a long line of pirates, horse thieves, and general
>> ne'er-do-wells.  There's reasons we-uns ain't in Europe no more.
>
>  I'm sure my line derived from Nordic marauders and
>  civil engineers.

Easy to tell! Do you have blue eyes, blonde hair and are very fit and 
muscular? If so, welcome! ;)

>  All hail Woden One-Eye !

Amen! ;)

>  Anyway, 'England' is at least half Nord genes by now.
>  The nearest thing to "Original England" is Wales, and
>  to a lesser extent Cornwall.
>
>  But even they weren't "original". England may win the
>  prize for "most invaded" landmass ever. Lots and lots
>  of little groups stretching back into the Ice Age, then
>  the Beaker People, then ... it's COMPLICATED.
>
>  There are other places that were "crossroads" that are
>  equally complicated - genetically/culturally. England
>  was kind of the dead-end dest, where every wandering
>  tribe kinda wound up.
>
>  Hmmmm ... some say 'gods' only live so long as they
>  are remembered - did I just extend the lifetime of
>  Woden ?  :-)

You did! Have you seen or read American gods? It is based on this theme.