The Q Y-haplogroup is rarish outside a few specific ethnic groups, notably Huns and most Native Americans. Yet there is a high percentage of Q in Norway/Sweden and points colonized from Norway (Iceland, Shetlands). Where did it come from? The above linked article suggests that Q in Scandinavia may have come from Huns (or a related Central Asian tribe), migrating when their power was waning about the time of Atilla's death.
David Faux goes farther, suggesting that Huns including their King Uldin accompanied an entourage of Gothic royalty on a retreat to their ancestral homeland:
Snorri wrote his The Ynglinga Saga in the 13th century AD, so if the events it describes are based on fact, one could hardly expect them to have occurred much earlier than 450 AD. Perhaps these stories, which specifically describe Kings of Huns bringing a new religion, are based loosely on the migration noted by Procopius.
David Faux provides archaeological evidence that Asian-derived artifacts begin appearing in Scandinavia about this time. He goes so far as to suggest that Uldin might be Odin , noting parallels between their myths. (Odin is presumed cognate of Woden, but what are the dates and contents of the earliest Woden attestations?)
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David Faux goes farther, suggesting that Huns including their King Uldin accompanied an entourage of Gothic royalty on a retreat to their ancestral homeland:
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Procopius wrote that sometime prior to 494AD a contingent of the Herul – Goths (likely mixed with, or led by Alanic/Hunnish elements) went to Illeria where they suffered defeat and many were killed by the Romans however before this the bulk of the people were led by members of the Royal Family back to Thule |
Snorri wrote his The Ynglinga Saga in the 13th century AD, so if the events it describes are based on fact, one could hardly expect them to have occurred much earlier than 450 AD. Perhaps these stories, which specifically describe Kings of Huns bringing a new religion, are based loosely on the migration noted by Procopius.
David Faux provides archaeological evidence that Asian-derived artifacts begin appearing in Scandinavia about this time. He goes so far as to suggest that Uldin might be Odin , noting parallels between their myths. (Odin is presumed cognate of Woden, but what are the dates and contents of the earliest Woden attestations?)
(Is this the correct forum for posts of this type?)
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