Yesterday I have discovered that we had very rich Viking-Polish Realtions.
I just wanted to put all articles in one place ... (in Polish)
jomsborg.pl/korzenie_en.html
there were good times
suppose that the team of pirates from Jomsborg was mixed, Slavic - Scandinavian, but after 1000 the Slavic element among the Jomsvikings was in majority.[/quote]
when we look on R1A distribution ... it can be true that some Slavic tribes (Weneds Pomeranians, Kasuhubians) participated in some Viking "European trips" we all know how Vikings trips looked ... some famous nooble Scotish families are R1A ... So we have more "realtives than we thought ... ;-)
I have some interesting Videos about some "Slavic" - "Vikings" traditions or legends in Poland.
Viking Festival in Wolin (where Polson goes this year)
I am not expert in issue of Slavic - Viking contacts but when we look on information we have, it look much different than I thought it was.
btw it is possible that some of our ancestors joined Vikings in their trips ;) just look on our hooligans ;)
I just wanted to put all articles in one place ... (in Polish)
jomsborg.pl/korzenie_en.html
there were good times
Olav Tryggvason's Saga says like that about Jomsvikings' campaign to Norway: "They had 20 ships from Skania [souther Sweden] and 40 ships from Vendland [Pomerania and Poland]. The king of Vendland was in this time Burisleif" (Boleslaw the Brave of Poland). Saga says Boleslaw was the father-in-law as well Sigvald, the jarl of Jomsvikings, as Sven Forkbeard - the king of Denmark and later conqueror of England - and the most famous of them, Olav Tryggvason, the king of Norway. According to Saga, Olav has spent 3 years in Poland (with his father-in-law, Boleslaw) and had there a lot of friends.
suppose that the team of pirates from Jomsborg was mixed, Slavic - Scandinavian, but after 1000 the Slavic element among the Jomsvikings was in majority.[/quote]
when we look on R1A distribution ... it can be true that some Slavic tribes (Weneds Pomeranians, Kasuhubians) participated in some Viking "European trips" we all know how Vikings trips looked ... some famous nooble Scotish families are R1A ... So we have more "realtives than we thought ... ;-)
Haplogroup R1a - The R1a lineage is believed to have originated in the Eurasian Steppes north of the Black & Caspian Seas. This lineage is thought to descend from a population of the Kurgan culture, known for the domestication of the horse (circa 3000 B.C.E.). These people were also believed to be the first speakers of the Indo-European language group. This lineage is found in central & western Asia, India,and in Slavic populations of Europe.1 Haplogroup R1a also appears in Scotland, and is the haplogroup of the great Gaelic warrior, Somerled.
I have some interesting Videos about some "Slavic" - "Vikings" traditions or legends in Poland.
Viking Festival in Wolin (where Polson goes this year)
I am not expert in issue of Slavic - Viking contacts but when we look on information we have, it look much different than I thought it was.
btw it is possible that some of our ancestors joined Vikings in their trips ;) just look on our hooligans ;)