Medieval History
Little did village heritage warden Wayne Coleman realise what a simple DNA test would reveal about his family. He had just wanted to help build up a picture of the history of his home village of Kibworth Beauchamp.
For hundreds of years the Coleman family has been part of the rural life of the community. Mr Coleman, who has done much to protect the fabric of the village, readily took the swab of the inside of his mouth and sent off the sample.
But the test result was a surprise. It shows his DNA is full-blooded, axe-wielding Norse Viking.
Click here to read this article from the Leicester Mercury
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Medieval History
I am a Viking! DNA test reveals shock result for Leicestershire villager
Little did village heritage warden Wayne Coleman realise what a simple DNA test would reveal about his family. He had just wanted to help build up a picture of the history of his home village of Kibworth Beauchamp.
For hundreds of years the Coleman family has been part of the rural life of the community. Mr Coleman, who has done much to protect the fabric of the village, readily took the swab of the inside of his mouth and sent off the sample.
But the test result was a surprise. It shows his DNA is full-blooded, axe-wielding Norse Viking.
Click here to read this article from the Leicester Mercury
- Tuscan Village On Sale On Ebay For 2.5 Million Euros
A medieval village, set in the Tuscan hills of Italy among castles and monasteries, can be yours for ?2.5 million. Pratariccia, which is situated about 25 miles east of Florence, has now been put on sale through ebay, the popular online shopping website....
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Archaeologists concerned about the future of Cosmeston Medieval Village have been joined by Penarth Assembly Member Vaughan Gething, in calling on the Vale Council to think again on its proposals for the site. As previously reported, the council identified...
- Archaeologists Find Pre-viking Ship Burial
Another ship burial discovered this year in the village of Salme may turn out to be a pre-viking era battleground burial, an unparalleled find in Europe. So far, 16 skeletons of men killed in battle have been discovered on the site. There is no doubt...
- The Week's News
Demolition could uncover deserted medieval village Thieves raid Medieval Village Runesten fundet ved Fåborg Royal burial ground unearthed ARCHAEOLOGISTS REVEAL JEWELS OF AN ANGLO SAXON PRINCESS AT KIRKLEATHAM MUSEUM...
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This week's word: vagio, -ire to whimper as a child. How to use this word in daily life: 1. After a test - "Man, that test made me vagio - I should have studied more." 2. At the end of Moulin Rouge - "I can't finish that movie without vagio-ing....