17 Dec 06
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Originally posted by Von BardelebenViking
i said discovered...not being present, i guess i mean vikings when i put russian skinheads
The term Viking commonly denotes the ship-borne explorers, traders, and warriors of the Norsemen who originated in Scandinavia and raided the coasts of the British Isles, France and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century. This period of European history (generally dated to 793–1066) is often referred to as the Viking Age. It may also be used to denote the entire populations of Viking Age Scandinavia and their settlements elsewhere.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking
Russians are an East Slavic ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries.
The English term Russians is also used to refer to citizens of Russia, regardless of their ethnicity (see demographics of Russia for information on other nationalities inhabiting Russia); in Russian, this meaning is covered by the recently revived politically correct term Rossiyanin. According to 2002 census, ethnic Russians make up about 80 % of the population of Russia [26].
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians
17 Dec 06
Originally posted by zeeblebotHow would DNA help sort it out? The Viking settlements found in North America died out. They didn't add to the gene pool (probably because they didn't really encounter a gene pool to add to).
they might figure it out soon (or maybe already have), based on DNA.
(the original discoverers, i mean, not the johhny-come-latelies.)
17 Dec 06
Originally posted by whiteroseWell yeah if you read your history book, Columbus came to America, killed all the native americans then yelled "yeah I have discovered America"
You mean you can be in a place that hasn't been discovered yet? Interesting....
Maybe if I hacked RHP server I could delete all the names here and claimed I have discovered RHP!
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