@caitlinrgreen Many thanks, great map really,it shows so massive Vikings settlement in Lincolnshire, does this fact reflect in family names?
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Replying to @Ahmed_Aloirati
@Archatgs Not so much, but family names date from much later than the Viking era
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen
@caitlinrgreen I don't believe suffix -son in the surnames indicates Viking origin, I trust family oral traditions not modern explanation1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Ahmed_Aloirati
@caitlinrgreen there some people says that suffix -son high in NE England because Vikings settlement. but I don't think so, bc Mac/Mc is >1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Ahmed_Aloirati
@caitlinrgreen >the Scottish equivalent, and Fitz in Ireland, there are equivalents to it in many languages & cultures.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Ahmed_Aloirati
@Archatgs it reflects some aspect of linguistic inheritance though, eg P & Q Celtic/map & mac etc, no?
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Replying to @Ahmed_Aloirati
@Archatgs I wouldn't use modern surnames to prove anything about Viking era & most ppl in Britain have no family traditions that far back :)
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen
@caitlinrgreen I know you depend on archaeological evidences, old writings and oral traditions & you accept only DNA tests of old skeletons,2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Ahmed_Aloirati
@caitlinrgreen you are so cautious historian & are w/ reason & you don't support romanticism movement & all these make from great historian1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@Archatgs You're very kind :)
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen
@caitlinrgreen thanks, but please know this opinion is not a compliment; I built it on reasons I already wrote it. :)0 replies 0 retweets 1 likeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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