Why is the UK closer to Denmark than Ireland Genetically? Is it Bell beakers or Saxons?

[Grace O'Malley]

There was suggestion (from Reich also?) that in SE-England some post-Roman settlers survived Anglo-Saxon invasion, especially in cities. They should be mostly local Briton genetically but some continental input can't be neglected among them. What do you think?

You've been looking at genetics now for quite a while. What's your take on the Irish and English i.e. differences or similarities?

[Bellbeaking]

1994 is way too old to be posting here as well, pls don't do that

[Bellbeaking]

Apologies, I'm not familiar with your part of Europe.. so there is some kind of conclusive quantitative genetic evidence for dissimilarity between Ireland, and England, for instance?

How does one then account for the similarity in looks?

Yes the post I sourced. Most Fst Charts also show England being closer to netherlands than Ireland. They look similar, but all NW euros look pretty similar barring slight differences in frequencies of hair/eye colour.

[Smaug]

Britain has higher input from the continent than Ireland.

[♥ Lily ♥]

Jutes came from Denmark. Also, half of England was once ruled by Danes. The genes must've come from the Jutes and also from the era of the Danelaw over England:

https://www.theapricity.com/forum/sh...ers-Of-England

[Bellbeaking]

Jutes came from Denmark. Also, half of England was once ruled by Danes. The genes must've come from the Jutes and also from the era of the Danelaw over England:

https://www.theapricity.com/forum/sh...ers-Of-England

Yes but this alone shouldn't be enough to pull the whole english genome towards denmark and netherlands. the Fst chart shows england as literally twice as close to the netherlands.

[Dna8]

Interesting posts.. still, to my eye, the closest aesthetics to the English one, are Irish/Welsh/Scottish, followed by Continental (including of course, Scandinavian) ones..

[Bellbeaking]

Interesting posts.. still, to my eye, the closest aesthetics to the English one, are Irish/Welsh/Scottish, followed by Continental (including of course, Scandinavian) ones..

Agree, they seem similar to south dutch and belgians too.

[Dacul]

You do not take into account that these graphs are made with a limited number of people from some area of England or Ireland?
England had AngloSaxons, Romans, Danes, besides Bretton Kelts.
Later, they got the Normans.
Is normal to have the English people quite diverse as genetics.

[Bellbeaking]

You do not take into account that these graphs are made with a limited number of people from some area of England or Ireland?
England had AngloSaxons, Romans, Danes, besides Bretton Kelts.
Later, they got the Normans.
Is normal to have the English people quite diverse as genetics.

very true dacul, how do i rep on here