tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post3656208548163903570..comments2024-03-28T05:35:03.643-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: I'm What?OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63035765797932544292017-10-18T10:10:42.856-07:002017-10-18T10:10:42.856-07:00I need to do more reading on these folks. A brief ...I need to do more reading on these folks. A brief scan shows them all over the place, including Spain, Portugal, and North Africa. A dynamic people indeed!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-7962142484461154152017-10-18T09:05:35.611-07:002017-10-18T09:05:35.611-07:00Yeah, from the Caspian Sea to ruling Portugal in j...Yeah, from the Caspian Sea to ruling Portugal in just over 40 years, with lots of detours to pillage France and Italy. Then Tunisia in another generation, and taking to the sea to raid Italy some more. They'd have been top dogs and sure to have spread their wild oats around liberally like the Vikings later did.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56475021178264271872017-10-18T05:12:15.811-07:002017-10-18T05:12:15.811-07:00And many English are Germanic themselves. Anglo-Sa...And many English are Germanic themselves. Anglo-Saxons and all.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76165387358865981402017-10-18T05:11:03.434-07:002017-10-18T05:11:03.434-07:00Hhmm, excellent points Larry. There were tribes ro...Hhmm, excellent points Larry. There were tribes roaming and raiding all over Europe in those times.<br /><br />Coincidence that my middle name is Allen?<br /><br />At any rate, looking at the migrations of the Alans, those folks got around didn't they?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13530840805928104762017-10-18T05:10:33.795-07:002017-10-18T05:10:33.795-07:00Although I am a DAR through one grandmother who is...Although I am a DAR through one grandmother who is the usual English mix, most of my other relatives were German - like straight off the boat from Germany. Then my great-grandmother(a German) married an Indian. It made for some handsome (dark hair/blue eyes) athletic kids.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-60616891989330115692017-10-17T21:42:15.866-07:002017-10-17T21:42:15.866-07:00I wouldn't discount the West Asian at all. Al...I wouldn't discount the West Asian at all. Along with the Visigoths and Vandals, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alans" rel="nofollow">Alans</a>, an Iranian/Aryan-speaking people came piling over the Roman frontier. They ranged over much of France, then down into Spain and Portugal, and some on into Tunisia (Carthage). Some, along with some <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarmatians" rel="nofollow">Sarmatians</a> were certainly hired on as auxiliary cavalry by the Romans at times. Some were apparently stationed in Britannia at times, though that's not certain. Huns also got around, often as enemies of the Romans, but also sometimes as mercenary units. Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17216498469662576712017-10-17T16:18:14.123-07:002017-10-17T16:18:14.123-07:00:):)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13199423609678405482017-10-17T15:45:59.913-07:002017-10-17T15:45:59.913-07:00I thought that took flashing the bat signal. Or i...I thought that took flashing the bat signal. Or is that a bear?juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62699553892732665012017-10-17T13:26:29.620-07:002017-10-17T13:26:29.620-07:00Look out! We got a badass over here!
;)Look out! We got a badass over here!<br /><br />;)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16794224866197526002017-10-17T13:21:43.747-07:002017-10-17T13:21:43.747-07:00I'm German on my mother's side and Irish o...I'm German on my mother's side and Irish on my Dad's. We started two world wars and every bar fight in America since 1841, so, tread lightly!<br />; )Mike aka Proofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931553845065187278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44068374060886349412017-10-17T13:00:25.380-07:002017-10-17T13:00:25.380-07:00Heh.Heh.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17761297153262619662017-10-17T12:58:58.227-07:002017-10-17T12:58:58.227-07:00The test my brother took was of the "spit in ...The test my brother took was of the "spit in a cup" variety. As most DNA tests you see (at least on television) require swabbing the inside of one's mouth to get a good sample, yeah, not real confident of the accuracy.<br /><br />I mean, what if I'd just eaten?<br /><br />"Well Sarge, you're 27% Irish, 24% British, and, hhmm, roughly 15% Angus beef?"OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10734502888069673022017-10-17T12:49:18.702-07:002017-10-17T12:49:18.702-07:00My maternal great-grandfather was full blooded Sco...My maternal great-grandfather was full blooded Scotsman. His parents came from Scotland in 1848 and he was born in Detroit. He later married one Josephine Roessler. Josephine's mother was Octavia Baker. We have the Baker line documented back to Thomas Baker, born in 1636 in Norwhich, England. <br /><br />In the spirit of celebration, I think this about does it---<br /><br /> http://itaintholywater.blogspot.com/RHT447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39962597601630227082017-10-17T12:44:09.468-07:002017-10-17T12:44:09.468-07:00Scot, Irish, they both listen to that awful screec...Scot, Irish, they both listen to that awful screeching bag pipe music, so how different can you be? My friend Frog is a piper from his Scottish side, not crazy about the music, but on the plus side there are no rodents for miles around.<br /><br />Not sure I completely trust those DNA tests, but they are interesting. My wife's family took them and one sibling has a completely different result...Oh oh! Tongues have been set a wagging. joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85258276794733037992017-10-17T12:09:23.964-07:002017-10-17T12:09:23.964-07:00Juvat - isn't that how one summons Skip?Juvat - isn't that how one summons Skip?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20256807348776168332017-10-17T12:08:36.261-07:002017-10-17T12:08:36.261-07:00PLQ - Dinnae sell yeself short laddie!PLQ - Dinnae sell yeself short laddie!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64253143857751601152017-10-17T12:07:44.534-07:002017-10-17T12:07:44.534-07:00Hahaha!
Ohio Yankee Cajun, classic American mix!Hahaha!<br /><br />Ohio Yankee Cajun, classic American mix!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43208158672409549732017-10-17T12:06:01.430-07:002017-10-17T12:06:01.430-07:00Heh.
There and back again.Heh.<br /><br />There and back again.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-1914240208324409342017-10-17T11:20:45.539-07:002017-10-17T11:20:45.539-07:00I thought my comment was exceptional, whatchu talk...I thought my comment was exceptional, whatchu talking 'bout, Willis?juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12018212372749986952017-10-17T10:46:58.358-07:002017-10-17T10:46:58.358-07:00Thanks for the post; the which of is up to this bl...Thanks for the post; the which of is up to this blog's usual high standards. The commenters ( with one exception ) are in their standard high form.<br /><br />Don't know much about my ancestors, likely the usual bunch of groups who became Europeans. Family name is German, the rest is up for grabs.<br /><br />Paul L. QuandtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67041258186846359462017-10-17T10:26:09.500-07:002017-10-17T10:26:09.500-07:00Well, as to that whole Scots vs Irish thing, way b...Well, as to that whole Scots vs Irish thing, way back in the times of King Ulster (before he became king) the Irish were Scots. The Scots invaded Ireland, first one to land to become king, Ulster cut his hand off, tossed it before him, and the Irish have been cheating ever since. Ever since, the 'bloody hand of Ulster' has been a recognizable symbol. (And people think the Norse are violent!)<br /><br />Meanwhile, the current Irish went and invaded... Scotland. Thus screwing up music forever. Sad Irish, Fighting Scots, who is really whom?<br /><br />Mom's side is Scots-Norman (the Spencers, which were the Dispencers, which were the Attentots of Norman times (William's quartermaster, back way back when) and a smattering of Irish-Norman, with a strong smattering of French (which actually figures, as the Scots were much more cozy with the French than the English during all that Edward III stuff (arms and armor of Robert de Bruce were French armor, about 50 years more advanced than the English stuff...))(All that Norman blood might be why October 14th always seems such a happy day for me.)<br /><br />Dad's side is a combination of French settlers who went to Canada and then got their asses kicked out, and then kicked along to the swamps of Louisiana, and one German guy who left during the unification struggles to go to New Orleans (where he died in a cholera outbreak with his wife after leaving 9 kids behind)<br /><br />So, I am a Ohio Yankee Cajun, also French-German and Irish-Scots. I must really enjoy fighting myself. Does explain the voices in my head.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84159684939981409202017-10-17T09:59:23.248-07:002017-10-17T09:59:23.248-07:00And back.
And back.<br />SoCal Pir8https://www.blogger.com/profile/15601598407298523580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-7994240687774376152017-10-17T09:41:26.577-07:002017-10-17T09:41:26.577-07:00Or Tanzanian. (Olduvai Gorge.)Or Tanzanian. (Olduvai Gorge.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30760664693295693742017-10-17T09:40:26.162-07:002017-10-17T09:40:26.162-07:00Fits like a glove.Fits like a glove.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13926149878036262002017-10-17T09:39:57.844-07:002017-10-17T09:39:57.844-07:00Now that you mention it...
I wonder where the res...Now that you mention it...<br /><br />I wonder where the rest went?<br /><br />I knew of Cnut.<br /><br />(While Armenia is in West Asia, having a number of Armenian friends I can say that they're not all named Kardashian. Nor do they act like that bunch.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com