Is I1 in Yorkshire due to Scandinavian influence?

[Opie]

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It looks like it peaks in Yorkshire, which was the Viking capital in early medieval Britain.

[Rædwald]

Yes, Northwest England was once a hotspot for Norse colonists

[Dick]

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It looks like it peaks in Yorkshire, which was the Viking capital in early medieval Britain.

My father is to blame.

[Totilana]

I think so.

[ScandinavianCelt]

ChatGPT says this about I1 in the British Isles:

The regions with the highest frequencies are generally:

Orkney Islands – among the highest frequencies in the British Isles, reflecting extensive Norse settlement.
Shetland Islands – also very high due to a strong Norwegian Viking legacy.
Caithness – elevated compared with most of mainland Britain.
Isle of Man – higher than average because of its Norse history.
Parts of northwest England, especially around Cumbria and Yorkshire, where Viking settlement was significant.
The east coast of Scotland and some areas of northeast England also show elevated frequencies.

[Figaro]

Some from Norse, some from Anglo-Saxons. Let’s not forget that the latter is a very significant contribution in all ethnically English people.

[Opie]

Some from Norse, some from Anglo-Saxons. Let’s not forget that the latter is a very significant contribution in all ethnically English people.

Anglo-Saxons were primarily R1b-U106 though.

[Peterski]

Anglo-Saxons were primarily R1b-U106 though.

No, they had a lot of I1 too.

[Opie]

No, they had a lot of I1 too.

I said primarily not all of them.

[Peterski]

I said primarily not all of them.

Actually Anglo-Saxons probably had not much of R1a, while Scandinavians have quite a lot of R1a.

So probably Viking influence is the highest in areas which have R1a, not I1.

[Opie]

Actually Anglo-Saxons probably had not much of R1a, while Scandinavians have quite a lot of R1a.

So probably Viking influence is the highest in areas which have R1a, not I1.

You don’t make any sense. I1 peaks at Scandinavia, and in England, it peaks at most Viking influenced areas of England such as Yorkshire which was once Jorvikshire.

[Opie]

Some from Norse, some from Anglo-Saxons. Let’s not forget that the latter is a very significant contribution in all ethnically English people.

Yes, some regions have more I1 because of Vikings I’d say, and when you look at the history, it checks out.

[Opie]

ChatGPT says this about I1 in the British Isles:

The regions with the highest frequencies are generally:

Orkney Islands – among the highest frequencies in the British Isles, reflecting extensive Norse settlement.
Shetland Islands – also very high due to a strong Norwegian Viking legacy.
Caithness – elevated compared with most of mainland Britain.
Isle of Man – higher than average because of its Norse history.
Parts of northwest England, especially around Cumbria and Yorkshire, where Viking settlement was significant.
The east coast of Scotland and some areas of northeast England also show elevated frequencies.

Isn’t Orkney the most Scandinavian shifted place in Britain?

[~Elizabeth~]

From Google AI Overview:


Yorkshire was the heart of the Danelaw. Following the Viking invasion of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria in 866 AD, the Norse established the city of York (known as Jorvik) as their capital. The region remained under Viking rule until it was re-absorbed into England in 954 AD.

[Opie]

From Google AI Overview:


Yorkshire was the heart of the Danelaw. Following the Viking invasion of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria in 866 AD, the Norse established the city of York (known as Jorvik) as their capital. The region remained under Viking rule until it was re-absorbed into England in 954 AD.

https://www.jorvikvikingcentre.co.uk/

I have never been to this museum. I hope I visit this place in near future.