medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
There is some very interesting work being done with this kind of data by
Luigi Cavalli-Sforza.
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From: "Cormack, Margaret Jean" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Re: [M-R] The King of Wessex and Mohammed's Daughter
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
A physician friend of mine puts the genetic mix even further back - Vikings!
(he basis this claim on the epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis. I don´t know
that it has ever appeared in print.)
meg
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Bill East
Sent: mán. 22.11.2004 10:41
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Subject: Re: [M-R] The King of Wessex and Mohammed's Daughter
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> to Mercia by pilgrims to Jerusalem, but in any case intercourse (not
> a pun) between the Anglo Saxon world and the Muslim world was greater
> than previously believed. (Actually, maybe that was a pun.)
I recall some years ago seeing Palestinian children of remarkably
Anglo-Saxon appearance, with fair hair and blue eyes. Their parents
maintained they were descended from the Crusaders. A more realistic
view would relate them to the days of the British Mandate.
Bill.
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