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From: "South" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] DNA shows Celtic hero Somerled's Viking roots
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 07:33:03 +1000
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Some have suggested that Somerled is a Norse derived name meaning, 'Summer
Warrior'.
In the Isle's this was the name given to the Summer raiding parties from the
North.

The traditional Gaelic genealogy, records a descent from Colla Uais. I think
the work of Mark Macdonald and his team in comparison with the Y-DNA lines
of other Clans supports a shared descent from this Irish Prince.

Somerled was described as the 6th Chief of Clan Godfrey.

This line being derived from Godfrey MacFergus of Clan Colla, Prince of
Oriel, 835 AD, who is held to have married a Princess of the House of Lorne.
Godfrey was appointed Toiseach [Thane] of the Isles.

An heiress of this house married into the local Royal house of Argyll.

Gilladamnan, Somerled's grandfather is considered to have married the
heiress of both the local house of Argyll and the Isles [Godfrey's line plus
Lorn].

The late, Sir Iain Moncreiffe, Albany Herald, certainly held this view of
the Royal House of the Isles, and suggested that Somerled's line was in
lineal descent from the Norse-Gael Kings of Dublin.

The recent Y-DNA evidence seems to support this genealogical research.

Grant South


----- Original Message -----
From: "Havelock Vetinari" <>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 5:15 AM
Subject: Re: [DNA] DNA shows Celtic hero Somerled's Viking roots


> But it can't be disputed that he does have some Norse ancestry.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Paul D.
>
> On 4/26/05, Raymond Whritenour <> wrote:
>> And see how carelessly this result is interpreted! Somerled may have
>> been 90% "Celtic," but because of his male-line signature, he's somehow
>> considered "Viking." This is like calling all the descendants of
>> Pocahontas, "Indians," when they are, in fact, White!
>>
>> Ray Whritenour
>>
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