Difference between revisions of "The blond has sought of the brune"
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| − | * '''The blond invaders ([[comely norgels]] or Norse) desire the brunette women of Ireland''' | + | * '''The blond invaders ([[comely norgels]] or Norse) desire the brunette women of Ireland''' → does this refer to the coming of Norse settlers to Ireland? |
* '''Finngaill:''' (''Irish'') "fair-haired foreigner" → term used in Irish annals to refer to the earliest wave of Norsemen (probably of Norwegian origin) to settle in Dublin → Finnegan = fairheaded → [[HCE]] has Scandinavian ancestry | * '''Finngaill:''' (''Irish'') "fair-haired foreigner" → term used in Irish annals to refer to the earliest wave of Norsemen (probably of Norwegian origin) to settle in Dublin → Finnegan = fairheaded → [[HCE]] has Scandinavian ancestry | ||
Latest revision as of 07:24, 2 November 2010
- The blond invaders (comely norgels or Norse) desire the brunette women of Ireland → does this refer to the coming of Norse settlers to Ireland?
- Finngaill: (Irish) "fair-haired foreigner" → term used in Irish annals to refer to the earliest wave of Norsemen (probably of Norwegian origin) to settle in Dublin → Finnegan = fairheaded → HCE has Scandinavian ancestry
- aufsuchen: (German) to hunt up
- brune: (French) darkhaired → Dubgaill (Irish) "black-haired foreigner" → term used in Irish annals to refer to the second wave of Norsemen (probably of Danish or Anglo-Danish origin) to settle in Dublin
