I am curious what people from other countries have been taught on this subject. As far as I know the only proven Viking settlement was in Newfoundland. There is no other authentic site. I wonder why this is not widely known.
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The locations of remains of Viking settlements I have heard of:
- Anse aux Meadows (north of Newfoundland)
- on the banks of the river Charles
- near Cambridge
- near the bay of Bradore
- near Lake Payne to the NE of Quebeck
- Isle of Pamiok in the bay of Ungava
Anyone heard of the tribe of the Mandans (exterminated in an epidemic) as having viking blood in them?
- Anse aux Meadows (north of Newfoundland)
- on the banks of the river Charles
- near Cambridge
- near the bay of Bradore
- near Lake Payne to the NE of Quebeck
- Isle of Pamiok in the bay of Ungava
Anyone heard of the tribe of the Mandans (exterminated in an epidemic) as having viking blood in them?
I never really thought of the Welsh as blue eyed or blond haired but my knowledge of the Welsh is limited to Tom Jones.
Welsh language not blood.
Blond hair and blue eyes indicate scandinaivan or german ancestry.
Conclusive proof that they had absolutely no Welsh blood in them at all
I don't know how the Welsh would have mounted an expedition and settled the Americas, let alone have pushed in as far as the Dakotas.
"Come on Jones, I'm sick of these mountains they remind me of home, lets keep walking west....."
Any other info on the language, was it Welsh, or did it sound like Welsh?
Some words were pure Welsh, at least according to the web site I was at. There must be some blond haired Welsh
Originally posted by Maur13
hohoho, I'm Major
I beat you though.
As for the Mandan, there's a legend that a Welsh Prince/noble called Owen/Owain sailed for the Americas in the thirteenth century (?). I do recall that an afterword to a work of fiction inspired by the subject recorded the location of a site in the Eastern USA where Welsh/Celtic artefacts had been discovered. Most likely they were actually Norse, but about the Mandan, who knows?
It's at least as believable as the various tribes around the world who claim to be descended from the lost tribes of Israel!
Did see a fascinating documentary about the Mandan though-as always it sounded convincing on TV-but then so do politicians!
I think the question could be easily settled with modern DNA-methods. That is, if there are human remains of the Mandans.
http://www.madoc1170.com/home.htm
Native americans are not symphathetic to scientists doing any tests, there are huge collections of their remains held in different locations, so ive no doubt the bone record is available, getting the legal say so is another matter.
Hannibal
Native americans are not symphathetic to scientists doing any tests, there are huge collections of their remains held in different locations, so ive no doubt the bone record is available, getting the legal say so is another matter.
Hannibal
They have big problems with the discovery and examination of pre-Columbian Caucasoid bones, or examination of possible cannibalism among the Anasazi people for example.
They have big problems with the discovery and examination of pre-Columbian Caucasoid bones, or examination of possible cannibalism among the Anasazi people for example
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The latest on this iirc is that they were the victims of, not the perpretators of the cannabalism, ill find the links in a bit. basicly it was a population control thing perptrated by their overlords from S america.
Hannibal
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The latest on this iirc is that they were the victims of, not the perpretators of the cannabalism, ill find the links in a bit. basicly it was a population control thing perptrated by their overlords from S america.
Hannibal
Yes, I know. I saw the documentary ("Secrets of the Dead")-excellent history series containing some truly fascinating items.
Doesn't really matter-according to the latest research all Europeans are probably descended from Cannibals-possibly ceremonially, probably generally.
Doesn't really matter-according to the latest research all Europeans are probably descended from Cannibals-possibly ceremonially, probably generally.
So after all these years I got almost all the facts wrong. Ooops.
Oh well, C'est la vie.