How Scandinavian is Scotland?

[billErobreren]

Well at least now I know why I've always felt so close to the Scots.

Great find

[Jake Featherston]

The Orkneys are basically a western extension of Scandinavia. Otherwise, the answer is "not very."

[GeistFaust]

I would say that Scotland has a decent amount of Scandinavian ancestry both from Norway and Denmark depending where we are talking about. There of course plenty of Celtic peoples that are in Scotland and this evident in a lot of the phenotypes especially in the Southwestern/Western parts of Scotland.

The Island areas probably have considerably more Scandinavian then parts of the Scottish mainland although I would say its all rather scattered out. The outer and Inner Hebrides probably have a decent amount of Scandinavia as do the highlands. The midlands are probably more of a mix especially further away from the inlets.

The Southeastern/Eastern parts have a lot of Boernician ancestry connecting them with Northwestern English people with Danish ancestry. Its all rather spread out in Scotland regarding the Scandinavian ancestry and there are definitely much higher in some areas but it is definitely considerable overall.

[Occident]

The historic connection with Scandinavia, outside of the Shetlands, isnt all that different or any stronger that possesed by England. Still if Scotland does become independant I would rather they orientate themselves towards the Nordic nations over the obsession with Ireland possesed by some Scottish seperatists. But then I'd want an independant England (or better yet a united Britain) to look in precisely the same direction.

[Pallantides]

I had no idea...thanks for sharing Pallantides.

Many Scots settled in western Norway during the 16th and 17th century, it was called 'Skottetiden'(The Scot Age) because of the large amount of Scottish immigrants.

[Nglund]

Scotland is as Scandinavian as Apple Pie.

[Argyll]

Scotland is HARDLY Scandinavian. All of these Germanic wannabes is really sickening. The language has some Orkney influences, but Scotland's culture is 110% Celtic. I don't know if this is a thread specifically designed to piss me off, but seriously, take pride in the actual culture.

People use this 'Vikings invaded and settled' excuse for Norse ancestry all the time. It doesn't work. If anyone even actually looks at genetic maps, there is almost next to none for Scandinavian genes. I think people forget that the vikings were a minority in these lands.

The east of Scotland shouldn't even look at all towards the Nordic countries as it was never touched by the vikings. It seems that these fools are bored with their own culture and want to find another one that they think is cooler and try to pose as it.

[Pallantides]

If anyone even actually looks at genetic maps, there is almost next to none for Scandinavian genes. I think people forget that the vikings were a minority in these lands.

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On some published genetic maps (west)Norwegians cluster with the Irish and British.

[Der Steinadler]

There's no doubting the ancestral ties between the two places, but, i would question anything proposed by the current 'Scottish Government'.

The same rule should be applied to the current 'Scandinavian Governments'.

[Argyll]

On some published genetic maps (west)Norwegians cluster with the Irish and British.

Maybe because the vikings pillagers took Celtic slaves, perhaps? But then again, every attractive person in Scotland or Ireland is obviously of Norse descent because the true natives are just so below them.