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I just picked up a copy of the Family Chronicle (genealogy
magazine in Canada) Nov/Dec 2000 which had the following acticle on page
4:
SECRET VIKINGS
Scientists are to take DNA samples from 2,5000 British men to
find out how many of them have Viking blood. The research is aimed at
finding out how many Britons are descended from Vikings, and to answer questions
that still surround the settlement patterns of the invaders.
Geneticist Professor David Goldstein, from University College
London, will lead the 15-month study. The results will form the basis of a
new BBC television series next year, BLOOD OF THE VIKINGS.
Vikings spread further and conquered more widely than the
Romans, yet little is known about their time in Britain and Ireland during the
Dark Ages. The scientists will attempt to discover how many of the Vikings
stayed after raping and pillaging to make the British Isles their
home.
WANDA SINCLAIR
Rexdale, Ontario
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