Archaeological Evidence Reveals That Half of Britons Have German DNA
Geneticists have revealed that according to archaeological evidence, 50 per cent of Britons are German. It may shock those who take pride in quoting a world cup triumph and the outcome of two wars as signs of British superiority.It is already known that tribes from northern Europe invaded Britain after the Romans left in around 410AD. But scientists now say that around half of Britons have German blood gushing through their veins.
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What sensational nonsense!! At the time that the DNA from that part of Europe came to the British Isles, Germany did not exist. Any student of history knows that early man came to Briton when it was not an island but connected to the main continent. Therefore, descendants of these people and those who later migrated to the Island which became England will all have the same DNA as those who remained behind to form the country we know today as Germany.
Sophronia,
Those that came across an early land bridge were Celts. They in turn were mostly pushed into Wales, Ireland, and Scotland by the Anglo-Saxons. And while on the subject, don't forget the massive Viking influence...Dublin, among others, was founded by Vikings, and this very site has stated that many in eastern Scotland are more closely related to Norwegians than they are to their neighbors in England. Lastly, the Normans, who you should have learned in school were only recently from Denmark and northern Germany.
And of course, if they included the DNA of the royals, that would really tilt everything in favor of German blood.
How long exactly has "England been an island". Surely it's attached to Scotland and Wales!!!!!!
That is not much of a surprise, considering that English is a Germanic language. I've run across a couple of items that may indicate that my own English ancestors, who lived in Suffolk from about the 15th century on, may have come from Germany. That is one avenue of research I hope I can pursue.
Germanic blood in northern Europe??? That is sooooooooo odd, really. It's almost like history is somewhat accurate, truly weird.
When they say Britons I'm assuming they mean English obviously. I'm proud of my Germanic heritage and why not?
Please learn the difference between Briton(Welsh and Cornish maybe Scottish) and English(Germanic and all that).
Sorry Sophronia but I've never heard of an Island called England ..... ?
Where did you get this information. The british isles dna project which is recent clearly shows the majority of peoples come from Spain - iberian peninsula. Lucas