Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Norman origins.
Were the Normans French or were they Vikings? DNA may reveal the answers but so far only two studies have looked at Norman DNA and there are problems with both. In this video I look at two Norman Y haplogroup studies to see what we can learn and I debunk the claim that J2a in Europe comes from "ancient Semitic kings"
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Viking DNA youtube.com/live/wc1GOPN5X3g
Viking DNA 2 youtube.com/live/x9ijsYu0yGM
Anglo-Saxon DNA youtu.be/BBUea_HM83s
Go to historicmail.com/THEJIVE and use the code THEJIVE to get 10% off on Historic Mail’s Xmas Sale and help support the channel.
Sources:
Rasheed, M E H & Montgomery, Eric & Youseffi, Mansour. (2023). The human Y-Chromosome DNA haplogroup of the Norman kings of England and their families. Journal of Physics Conference Series.
Historical Genetics of the Cotenin Peninsula
le.ac.uk/impact-of-diasporas/related-research/historical-genetics-of-the-cotenin-peninsula
http://closducotentin.over-blog.fr/2016/04/resultats-de-l-etude-d-adn-historique-sur-les-diasporas-scandinaves-en-cotentin.html
Seton family strath.ac.uk/studywithus/centreforlifelonglearning/genealogy/geneticgenealogyresearch/scottishclansandfamilies/setonfamily
Margaryan, A., Lawson, D.J., Sikora, M. et al. Population genomics of the Viking world. Nature 585, 390–396 (2020)
Montgomery, H., 'The God-Kings of the Vikings' 2010
00:00 who are the Normans?
01:24 Norman haplogroup study 2016
07:42 Historic Mail
09:29 Do Normans descend from Semitic kings?
17:36 Is J2 a Semitic haplogroup?
Norman origins.
Were the Normans French or were they Vikings? DNA may reveal the answers but so far only two studies have looked at Norman DNA and there are problems with both. In this video I look at two Norman Y haplogroup studies to see what we can learn and I debunk the claim that J2a in Europe comes from "ancient Semitic kings"
This channel depends on your support:
Patronage: subscribestar.com/survive-the-jive
All Links: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJive
Viking DNA youtube.com/live/wc1GOPN5X3g
Viking DNA 2 youtube.com/live/x9ijsYu0yGM
Anglo-Saxon DNA youtu.be/BBUea_HM83s
Go to historicmail.com/THEJIVE and use the code THEJIVE to get 10% off on Historic Mail’s Xmas Sale and help support the channel.
Sources:
Rasheed, M E H & Montgomery, Eric & Youseffi, Mansour. (2023). The human Y-Chromosome DNA haplogroup of the Norman kings of England and their families. Journal of Physics Conference Series.
Historical Genetics of the Cotenin Peninsula
le.ac.uk/impact-of-diasporas/related-research/historical-genetics-of-the-cotenin-peninsula
http://closducotentin.over-blog.fr/2016/04/resultats-de-l-etude-d-adn-historique-sur-les-diasporas-scandinaves-en-cotentin.html
Seton family strath.ac.uk/studywithus/centreforlifelonglearning/genealogy/geneticgenealogyresearch/scottishclansandfamilies/setonfamily
Margaryan, A., Lawson, D.J., Sikora, M. et al. Population genomics of the Viking world. Nature 585, 390–396 (2020)
Montgomery, H., 'The God-Kings of the Vikings' 2010
00:00 who are the Normans?
01:24 Norman haplogroup study 2016
07:42 Historic Mail
09:29 Do Normans descend from Semitic kings?
17:36 Is J2 a Semitic haplogroup?
