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From: Havelock Vetinari <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] DNA shows Celtic hero Somerled's Viking roots
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 15:15:12 -0400
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But it can't be disputed that he does have some Norse ancestry.

Best regards,

Paul D.

On 4/26/05, Raymond Whritenour <> wrote:
> And see how carelessly this result is interpreted! Somerled may have
> been 90% "Celtic," but because of his male-line signature, he's somehow
> considered "Viking." This is like calling all the descendants of
> Pocahontas, "Indians," when they are, in fact, White!
>
> Ray Whritenour
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