Buddy Rydell And England

[captainusa1]

Buddy, I read somewhere that northern England has a high concentration of Scandinavian genes, central England has a high concentration of Saxon genes, and southern England has a high concentration of Celtic genes. I guess that makes sense when you consider the geography and history of these regions. I wish that I had more to add to this, but I lost the URL to the web site that contains this information. Maybe another member can add more to it.

[buddyrydell]

Thanks Captain. I've also read about the extensive Viking settlements in northern England. Many of the local towns preserve more Scandinavian-sounding names, and the local dialects have preserved some Scandinavian words as well. As far as the English go, it appears that the Cornish are the most Celtic and are very similar to the Welsh.

[Platypus]

try this link
click on the map for the different areas of britain
www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/bloodofthevikings/vikingmap.shtml