Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and IrelandFrom the best-selling author of The Seven Daughters of Eve, a perfect book for anyone interested in the genetic history of Britain, Ireland, and America. One of the world's leading geneticists, Bryan Sykes has helped thousands find their ancestry in the British Isles. Saxons, Vikings, and Celts, which resulted from a systematic ten-year DNA survey of more than 10,000 volunteers, traces the true genetic makeup of the British Isles and its descendants, taking readers from the Pontnewydd cave in North Wales to the resting place of the Red Lady of Paviland and the tomb of King Arthur. This illuminating guide provides a much-needed introduction to the genetic history of the people of the British Isles and their descendants throughout the world. |
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Page 17
... Norway pushed these lands further down into the semi-molten layers deep beneath the earth's solid crust. The continents are floating on molten magma and, just like a cargo ship, they move up and down depending on their load- ings ...
... Norway pushed these lands further down into the semi-molten layers deep beneath the earth's solid crust. The continents are floating on molten magma and, just like a cargo ship, they move up and down depending on their load- ings ...
Page 30
... Norway , Denmark and the French territories of Normandy and Aquitaine – all in the space of nine years . At the celebrations to mark his return to Britain , Arthur receives a message from the Roman Emperor demanding his submission and ...
... Norway , Denmark and the French territories of Normandy and Aquitaine – all in the space of nine years . At the celebrations to mark his return to Britain , Arthur receives a message from the Roman Emperor demanding his submission and ...
Page 34
... Norway, Denmark and much of France only 200 years previously. This was, it had to be admitted, a strong and rational argument. But myth and reason do not necessarily concur. So closely was the court of Henry VIII wedded to, even ...
... Norway, Denmark and much of France only 200 years previously. This was, it had to be admitted, a strong and rational argument. But myth and reason do not necessarily concur. So closely was the court of Henry VIII wedded to, even ...
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Contents
| 1 | |
| 5 | |
| 20 | |
The Resurgent Celts | 44 |
The Skull Snatchers | 59 |
The Blood Bankers | 78 |
The Silent Messengers | 92 |
The Nature of the Evidence | 110 |
Scotland | 165 |
The Picts | 177 |
The DNA of Scotland | 186 |
Wales | 219 |
The DNA of Wales | 231 |
Saxons Danes Vikings and Normans | 255 |
The Blood of the Isles | 277 |
Index | 293 |
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Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland Bryan Sykes Limited preview - 2006 |
Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland Bryan Sykes No preview available - 2007 |
Saxons Vikings and Celts: The Genetic Roots Of Britain And Ireland Bryan Sykes No preview available - 2007 |
Common terms and phrases
ancestors ancestry ancient archaeologist Argyll army arrived Arthur Atlantic became Beddoe began blood group bones Britain British Britons Brutus Caratacus cells Celtic Celts cent century Cheddar chromosomes clan of Oisin colour Dál Riata Danes descendants DNA samples DNA sequence donor East Anglia England English Europe evidence Gaelic gene-coins genes Genetic Atlas Project Genghis Grampian hair Hebrides Highlands human inhabitants inherited invasion Ireland Irish Ursulans islands Jasmine killed King land language large numbers living look mainland maternal clans mDNA Mesolithic metres mid-Wales miles mitochondrial DNA Mount Sandel mountains mutations myth Neanderthals Neolithic Norman Norse Northern Isles Norway once origin Orkney Orkney and Shetland patrilineal Pictish Pictland Picts race raids regions Roman Saxon Scotland Scottish Shetland Sigurd Skara Brae Skye stone surnames Tara Tayside thousands tooth transfusion Tuatha Dé Danaan Ulster Viking Vortigern Wales Welsh Western Isles Wodan women Y-chromosome