The study also found that British-Irish ancestry was widespread in Scandinavia starting during the Viking Age, which extended from about 750 to 1050 A.D.

This insinuates that people of Scandinavian ancestry were in Britain before the Anglo-Saxon period (around 400 A.D. to 1,000 A.D.) and Viking period (around 800 A.D. to 1,000 A.D.).

GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- A festival on UW-Green Bay's campus aims to draw out your inner Viking. Performers and historians gathered at the Viking House near Wood Hall on campus Thursday for the UWGB ...

In the largest genetic study of Viking DNA ever, scientists have found that Vikings — and their diaspora — are actually much more genetically diverse than we may have thought and were not ...

The researchers also discovered 23 new genetic clusters in Ireland not previously identified, leading to the belief that we may have far more Viking and Norman ancestry than previously evidenced ...

The Viking age, spanning the 8th to 11th centuries AD, left a lasting mark on the genetics of today's Scandinavians, according to scientists who also documented the outsized genetic influence of ...

Are you an Irish descendant of Vikings? Here’s where to start your genealogy search to find your ancestry DNA link. Within the past few years, it’s been confirmed that the Irish have far more ...

During the Viking period, British-Irish ancestry was widespread in Scandinavia, compared to eastern Baltic ancestry which was more localized to the Swedish island of Gotland and central Sweden.

One popular image of the Viking is that of the violent berserker. Nejron Photo/Shutterstock Genetics and race The impact of genetic ancestry tests is not just limited to people purchasing the tests.

The results of his genetic ancestry test have just arrived in his suburban mailbox. His eyes fill with tears as he learns that he is “0.012% Viking”.