Romerske ruiner funnet i Halden

Noen som leste avisene litt raskt, i forrige uke, tror kanskje, at det var romerske ruiner, som ble funnet, i Halden.

Nei, det gjør de nok ikke.

For romerne nådde ikke så langt nord som Halden.

Dette var selvfølgelig noe fra viking-kulturen.

Men i resten av Europa, så er det regelen nærmest, at sånne oldtidsfunn, er fra romerne.

(Og disse får funn-prosjektene får mest støtte, når det gjelder utgravinger.

Sånn som jeg husker det, fra viking-konferanse, i England/Chester, osv.).

Men romerne kom seg ikke forbi Danevirke, (var det vel).

Og heller ikke forbi Hadrians Wall, i Storbritannia.

Så kanskje vi burde hatt et EU, for 'ikke-romere'.

Og et EU for romere?

Kanskje et EU avdeling nord, hadde vært en ide.

Sånn at ikke vi nordboere, blir helt kjørt over, av kulturer, som har influenser, fra romerne, (en kultur som drepte gladiatorer osv., i stor skala, i diverse colosseum).

(For å si det sånn).

Så sånn er muligens det.

Bare noe jeg tenkte på.

Mvh.

Erik Ribsskog

Jeg sendte en e-post til Grosvenor Museum, (i Chester)

Erik Ribsskog

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Viking-ship in Meols/Fwd: Angående boet etter Maren Nyholm f. Gjedde, (min mormor, Ingeborg Ribsskog f. Heegaard sin oldemor), eier av Bangsbo, 1882 - 1884.

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Erik Ribsskog	Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:50 PM
To: grosvenormuseum@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk Cc: bangsbo@bangsbo-museum.dk, info@kystmuseet.dk, gunvor.haustveit@ra.no, postmottak@khm.uio.no, postmottak@ra.no
Hi, I thought I'd send about this to Liverpool Museum, but I couldn't find their e-mail-address on their web-site. But, if I'm not mistaking, you hosted a Viking-conference, in Chester, in 2009. And regarding the viking-ship under the pub in Meols. If I'm not mistaking, then they've decided not to dig the ship up, due to that they don't know how to conserv it. But I was at Bangsbo Museum, in Denmark, the other day, (since my great-great-great grandparents Maren Gjedde and L. C. Nyholm used to live at the manor Bangsbo, when Nyholm was a Master of the Royal Hunt, in Denmark). And at that museum they have a similar ship, and on a poster or a sign on the wall, they had written about how they had conserved the ship. So perhaps Bangsbo Museum could give advice regarding how to conserv the ship under the Railway Inn, in Meols, I thought. I remember from the conference, that it didn't seem like, that the locals, where interested in digging up the ship. Perhaps it's a grave, and they still know who's in the grave, I was thinking and that they don't want to disrespect the ship. If not then perhaps the Danish museum could give advice about conserving the ship, I was thinking, after seeing the Danish viking-ship, yesterday. Best regards, Erik Ribsskog PS. Here is more about this: 'In the stables, a unique ship from Ellingå - dated 1163 - is on display'. http://www.bangsbo.com/default.aspx?m=2&i=36 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Erik S. Christensen <sigmund@bangsbo-museum.dk> Date: 2011-11-29 9:25 GMT+01:00 Subject: SV: Angående boet etter Maren Nyholm f. Gjedde, (min mormor, Ingeborg Ribsskog f. Heegaard sin oldemor), eier av Bangsbo, 1882 - 1884. To: eribsskog@gmail.com Kære Erik Ribsskog På grund af store personalemæssige indskrænkninger er vi ikke længere i stand til at besvare spørgsmål i den hast, som vi selv og vore kunder kunne ønske. På Bangsbo findes der desværre intet godsarkiv. Arkivet er brændt af husets ejer Frederikshavn kommune i 1947. jeg har prøvet at se om der på Rigsarkivet skulle være indleveret noget fa bobestyrerne. Men dette synes ikke at være tilfældet. Derfor kan jeg kun ønske held og lykke med din videre eftersøgning Med venlig hilsen Arkivleder Erik S. Christensen Nordjyllands Kystmuseum Bangsbo museum & arkiv www.bangsbo.com Fra: Sonja Møller [mailto:bangsbo@bangsbo-museum.dk] Sendt: 19. juli 2011 13:51 Til: 'Erik - Bangsbo' Emne: VS: Angående boet etter Maren Nyholm f. Gjedde, (min mormor, Ingeborg Ribsskog f. Heegaard sin oldemor), eier av Bangsbo, 1882 - 1884. Fra: Sonja Møller [mailto:bangsbo@bangsbo-museum.dk] Sendt: 19. juli 2011 13:51 Til: 'eribsskog@gmail.com' Emne: SV: Angående boet etter Maren Nyholm f. Gjedde, (min mormor, Ingeborg Ribsskog f. Heegaard sin oldemor), eier av Bangsbo, 1882 - 1884. Tak for din henvendelse. Erik S. Christensen er retur fra ferie 10. august, hvorfor du tidligst vil få svar efter denne dato. Med venlig hilsen Sonja Møller www.bangsbo.com Fra: Ruth Esther Hedegaard [mailto:ruhe@frederikshavn.dk] Sendt: 19. juli 2011 13:22 Til: 'eribsskog@gmail.com' Cc: 'bangsbo@bangsbo-museum.dk' Emne: VS: Angående boet etter Maren Nyholm f. Gjedde, (min mormor, Ingeborg Ribsskog f. Heegaard sin oldemor), eier av Bangsbo, 1882 - 1884. Tak for mail af 16. juli. Jeg vil foreslå dig at henvende dig til Bangsbo Museum og Arkiv, som har oplysningerne om skifter m.v. Bangsbo Museum & Arkiv Dronning Margrethesvej 6 9900 Frederikshavn Tlf.   98 42 31 11 E-mail: bangsbo@bangsbo-museum.dk Arkivleder: Erik S. Christensen På stadsarkivet har vi udelukkende materiale fra kommunens arkiv Med venlig hilsen Ruth Hedegaard Stadsarkivar Frederikshavn Stadsarkiv Direkte: 98459141 Mobil: 23293268 ruhe@frederikshavn.dk Frederikshavn Kommune Rådhus Allé 100 9900 Frederikshavn Telefon: 9845 5000 www.frederikshavn.dk Fra: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com] Sendt: 16. juli 2011 15:13 Til: InternetPost Kommunen Emne: Angående boet etter Maren Nyholm f. Gjedde, (min mormor, Ingeborg Ribsskog f. Heegaard sin oldemor), eier av Bangsbo, 1882 - 1884. Hei, jeg lurer på om jeg kan være så snill å få se på kopier av min tipptippoldemor Maren Nyholm f. Gjedde, sine skifte-dokumenter, som ble administrert av Sophus S. Nellemann og C.C.V. Nyholm, fra 1884 til 1886: http://www.bangsbo.com/default.aspx?m=2&i=70&print=yes Jeg driver med slektsforskning, og prøver å finne ut om den Gjedde-slekten, (som min mormor sa var fin gammel dansk uradel, og hun var veldig stolt av Maren Nyholm f. Gjedde, hørtes det ut som, på telefonen her fra England, hvor jeg lever som flyktning, ihvertfall, for jeg ringte henne om dette, et års tid før hun døde, i 2009), er den linjen som går fra Ove Gjedde, adelsmann fra Skåne, og admiral mm. Da tror jeg det hadde hjulpet, å få sett på de papirene. Jeg er glad i å reise til Fredrikshavn, med danskebåten, hvor jeg en gang f.eks. sneik meg med, like etter at jeg hadde tatt artium, og fortsatt var tenåring, og gikk og drakk på kroer/kneiper i Fredrikshavn, og tok ut penger, fra min konto i Fokus Bank vel, for ei dame fra Svelvik, som hadde mista pengene sine, nemlig Eva Olsen, våren 1990 vel. Så jeg synes det er litt kjedelig at danskebåtene ikke går til Fredrikshavn lengre. Men de er jo mye raskere nå, så det er kanskje ikke så mye festing lenger nå. Det er vel ikke tax-free på de nye båtene, Super Speed osv., som går til Hirtshals, osv? Jeg er fra Larvik, så jeg synes at Petter Wessel var en artig danskebåt, for eksempel. Men men. Vi drakk først, på den kneipa, hvor man går fra danskebåten, med Damsgaard, på venste hånd, og så tar man til venstre i hovedveien, og kommer til en støyete kneipe, med billig øl. (Selv om folkene var litt uhøflige der, og prøvde å lure meg til å gå på dame-doen, for jeg var ikke kjent der. Men men). Det var meg og Eva Olsen, (som jeg kjente), og hennes kjæreste, som jobbet i Se og Hør, i Norge, ifølge min søster Pia. Så jeg var 'tredje-hjulet på vogna', på byen i Fredrikshavn. Men men. Samme det. Bare noe jeg tenkte på. Er det det forferdelig dyre Rigsarkivet, som jeg må kontakte om dette egentlig? De er forferdelig dyre til å ta kopier. Min mor arvet en ring av den siste baron Adeler, eller egentlig hennes moster/grandtante, Magna aka. Meme Adeler f. Nyholm. Så jeg fikk kopi av bo-papirene, men det kostet over 3000 kroner vel, for rundt 200 sider. Så det var litt dyrt. Jeg lever som arbeidsledig flyktning, i England, og får ikke mine rettigheter av politiet, etter å ha overhørt at jeg ble forfulgt av 'mafian', i Oslo, i 2003 og 2004, og etter at jeg ble forsøkt myrdet, i Kvelde, i 2005. Jeg lurer også på om Maren Gjedde egentlig eide Højriis slott, (som min mormor hadde malerier fra, som jeg ikke fikk noen av, for jeg har ikke fått arv, enda hun døde i 2009 og min mor i 1999, så jeg blir tulla fælt med av myndighetene i Norge, dvs. Larvik Tingrett, mm, de svarer ikke engang på mine e-poster, hos Tingretten der, i Larvik, (enda jeg har vokst opp i byen)). Ettersom det står feil dødsår, for Maren Gjedde, i Årbog for Thy og Mors, fra 1970 vel, nemlig 1837 vel, mens hun vel døde i 1884, ifølge Bangsbo-siden i linken ovenfor, mm. Her er fra Thisted Museum/Årbog for Thy og Mors, hvor man kan se dette: http://www.thistedmuseum.dk/Historisk%20%C3%85rbog/%C3%85rgang%201970/Colding,%20Ole%20P.%20%20Ager%C3%B8%20g%C3%A5rdhistorie.pdf Så her mistenker jeg lureri. Håper dere kan gi meg noe hjelp i å oppklare om dette. Mvh. Erik Ribsskog PS. En gang, så dro min far med meg og min søster Pia, og hennes stesøster Christell, (jeg bodde for meg selv, i Leirfaret, så hun var nok kun min søster Pia sin stesøster, siden de bodde sammen i Havnehagen, hvor min far og Christells mor og brødre også bodde), til Danmark, i 1986 tror jeg, for det var 'Danish Dynamite'-reklamer, på isskiltene, på gatekjøkkenene, i Skagen. Og min far drakk så mye på Petter Wessel, så jeg måtte si hvor han skulle parkere på kaien deres, mens han ble edru. I mellomtiden, så dro jeg for å kjøpe pizza, og det var visst noen invandrere, fra Østen vel, som lagde pizza der, og den var ikke bra, den var noe innbakte greier, når jeg egentlig ville ha vanlig pizza. Så det var ikke bra, synes jeg. Da var burgeren som hun vel ganske hyggelige danske dama lagde i Skagen, på et gatekjøkken i noen sentrumsgater, mye bedre, vil jeg si. Men men. Min mor Karen Ribsskog, fikk meg til å spise pizza, i 1978 kanskje, på Hvalen restaurant, i Østre Halsen, ved Larvik, hvor vi bodde da. Burgere det ble jeg ikke glad i, før sommeren 1985, da jeg var på språkreise i Brighton, og noen svenske ungdommer, som bodde hos samme vertsfamilie osv., dro meg med til McDonalds, (som vi ikke hadde på Berger, hvor jeg vokste opp). Og da ble jeg også glad i burgere, som Big Mac og milkshaken og Chicken McNuggets var også gode på McDonalds, på den tiden. Så det var en veldrevet restaurant vil jeg si. Sorry at jeg skriver så mye rart her, jeg er litt sulten tror jeg, og får lage meg noe mat vel. Beklager igjen dette!

Bromborough er også et sannsynlig hjemsted, for et slag, i vikingtiden, som de norrøne tapte, men likevel. (Lærte jeg på vikingkonferansen i Chester)

http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaget_ved_Brunanburh

PS.

Her er mer om dette:



http://johncons-mirror.blogspot.com/2010/11/her-er-bilder-fra-chester-i-gar-mm.html

Jeg tulla litt med finnene, på Facebook-gruppa til Nordic Society, i Manchester

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2360215349

Nå får dere slutte å ærekrenke da nerder. Det er kriminelt. Det er bare at myndighetene har blitt 'sovjetiske', så de synes ikke at folk trenger ære

http://www.spillegal.no/threads/det-er-en-kynisk-ny-verden-erik-ribsskog.16696/page-27

PS.

Her er mer om dette:



http://www.bokogbibliotek.no/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=976%3Aeskrenkelser-og-injurier-fjernes-fra-straffeloven&catid=1%3Aaktuelt&Itemid=1

PS 2.

Sånn som jeg forstår det, så er den politikken, som regjeringen jobber for.

Det er en russisk/sovjetisk/kommunistisk politikk.

De beskytter gruppene, som lesbiske, homofile og mørkhudede, osv.

Men de gjør enkeltindividet, (mer eller mindre), fredløst.

Ved at de fjerner det, at ærekrenkelser, er kriminelt.

(Som det nok må ha vært, i mange hundre år, her i Vesten).

Og gjør at enkeltpersoner, blir stående svake, hvis de ikke innordner seg, i en gruppe, eller organiserer seg da.

Og da blir man jo værende under en leder da gjerne.

Så da kan man jo kanskje ikke på sammen måte, ha en frihet til å si meningen sin da, for eksempel.

For da er man jo gjerne en del av en gruppe, og ens meninger blir da kanskje forventet, (innad i den gruppen), å være like med den gruppen/organisasjonen, sine standpunkt.

Så dette er vel kanskje en måte for noe russisk mafia, eller noe, kanskje, å kontrollere samfunnet på?

Få enkeltpersonene inn i grupper.

Og kontroller så gruppene.

(Siden det nok er enklere, enn å kontrollere mange millioner enkeltpersoner).

Dette lukter regjeringens politikk av, mener jeg.

Regjeringens politikk lukter av Stalin, russisk mafia og den siste Sovjetstat, mener jeg.

Så sånn er nok det.

Men vi får se hva som skjer.

Vi får se.

Mvh.

Erik Ribsskog

PS 3.

Det er kanskje dette som skjedde på 90-tallet da.

At folk havnet i sub-kulturer.

Dette var kanskje noe østlig?

Som noe slags østlig mafia, fikk i stand?

I motsetning, til på 80-tallet, hvor de fleste var 'mainstream'.

Det vil si at de fleste var 'vanlige' vel, ikke f.eks. 'gothere' da.

Folk som er del av en subkultur, som goth, de har vel kanskje problemer, med at de mister kontrollen.

For da vil vel kanskje bare politifolk, (som kanskje har 'fascistiske' tendenser, og ignorer folks rettigheter, hvis de ikke liker dem?), bare si at den personen er bare en 'jævla gother', så den personen driter vi i, i om får rettighetene sine.

En sånn kombinasjon, må vel være nærmest fatal, for folks rettsikkerhet, mm., ville jeg vel tro.

Så jeg vil advare folk mot å havne i sånne subkulturer kanskje.

Ihvertfall liker jeg bedre, sånn som det var, på 70 og 80-tallet.

At folk hadde interesser.

Men de hadde flere interesser.

De var ikke nerder.

Som for eksempel, da jeg selv, var på vikingkonferanse, i Chester, før jul.

Så var det noe jeg syntes var interessant, siden jeg er norsk.

Men, så ville en professor, som var med og arrangerte den konferansen.

Han ville at jeg skulle bli med på Tranmere-fotballkamper osv., (siden Tranmere, er et vikingnavn, som betyr noe med trane(fugl) da).

Men jeg ønsker ikke å ha hele 'viking-pakka'.

Det har jeg ikke tid til, synes jeg.

(Og jeg holder jo med Everton fra før og).

Jeg vil ikke ha en 'viking-livsstil'.

Jeg vil ha en vanlig livsstil.

Og med viking-ting, som en av mange interesser.

Jeg ønsker ikke å grave med ned i vikingtiden, for å si det sånn.

Men jeg synes det er artig, å lese om vikingting, en gang iblant.

Det at jeg ikke bare ønsker å drive med vikingting, behøver ikke å bety, at jeg ikke liker vikingting.

Men jeg ønsker å ha varierte fritidsinteresser.

Det er jeg vant til, fra oppveksten min, på 70 og 80-tallet.

Så hvis jeg bare skulle drevet med en ting, på fritiden, så ville jeg kanskje ha kjeda meg fælt.

For å si det sånn.

Og da hadde ikke det blitt som noe artig.

Og fritiden skal være som noe rekreasjon, altså at man skal få gnisten tilbake og kreftene tilbake, og pågangsmotet tilbake.

Til sin arbeid/hovedgeskjeft da.

Og hvis man da bare skal drive med det samme hele tiden, på fritiden.

Da blir det ikke sånn, synes jeg, at man får bra humør osv., av sin hobby.

Og man får vel bedre kontroll, hvis man driver med flere hobbier, og har en variert omgangskrets, vil jeg tippe på.

Enn om man bare er medlem i en subkultur, mener jeg.

Det er ikke noe jeg synes er ønskelig, ihvertfall.

For da kan jo man vel antagelig lett havne under kontroll, av en eller annen slags ledertype, i en slik subkultur, ville jeg vel ihvertfall tippe på.

Så subkulturer, det skyr jeg litt, må jeg innrømme.

Men, 'smaken er jo som baken, (delt)', som det heter.

Så man må jo få lov å like litt sær musikk, for eksempel, og, hvis man synes at en spesiell type musikk er fin.

Eller er nysgjerrig, og ønsker å høre på mange typer musikk.

Det behøver ikke bety, at man må ta hele 'subkultur-pakka', mener jeg.

Norge er jo et fritt land, for å si det sånn.

Men det finnes kanskje en del forvirring, i det norske samfunnet, om slikt, i vår moderne tid.

Hva vet jeg.

Bare noe jeg tenkte på.

Men vi får se hva som skjer.

Vi får se.

Jeg sendte en ny e-post angående det vikingskipet jeg har funnet her i England

Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>

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Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>	Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 5:21 AM
To: museum@vikingeskibsmuseet.dk
Hei, jeg lurer på om jeg har funnet riktig e-post adresse nå. Jeg har funnet et vikingeskip, under en pub, i England, (the Railway Inn, i Meols, på the Wirral). Vikingskipmuseet i Norge, ville ikke hjelpe. Jeg har snakket med de som jobber på puben og jeg var på Viking konferansen, i Chester, i fjor, og tok opp dette, i en 'spørretime', med ekspertene fra Liverpool National Museum, osv. Dette er klinkebygget skip, på 10-15 meter, var det vel. Altså omtrent som de skipene dere har funnet i Roskilde, (vil jeg tippe på). Engelskmennene tror at skipet vil råtne, når de graver det opp, så de lar det bare ligge under leira. Men jeg tenkte at sånne vikingeskip, de er jo sjeldne. Dette er vel antagelig det eneste, klinkebygde skipet, som er i Storbritannia(?) Det er vel ellers bare i Norden at man har funnet vikingeskip? Dette kan være etter Ingemund, som var fra Dublin, men ble kastet ut av irene, og dro til the Wirral. En norsk-irsk vikingehøvding, med andre ord. Men jeg er kvart dansk, etter min danskfødte mormor, Ingeborg Ribsskog f. Heegaard, (og hun var etter Odin(!), blant annet, etter Løvenbalk og Plantagenet og de gamle danske konger, osv., faktisk, gjennom min tippoldemor Mary Eva Carla Fog, som var etter Løvenbalk, hvis jeg har forstått slektforskningen riktig). Så jeg tenkte jeg kunne høre med dere vikingene i Danmark, siden de norske vikingene ikke er så interessert. Jeg har altså startet mitt eget prosjekt, og trenger ekspertise, råd og penger. Jeg har lovt de som jobbet på den puben nemlig, at jeg skulle skrive om dette skipet, i Skandinavia. Så jeg strever fælt med å prøve å få noen til å hjelpe. På forhånd takk for eventuell hjelp! Mvh. Erik Ribsskog ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com> Date: 2011/1/3 Subject: Fwd: Råd om å grave opp vikingskip i England/Fwd: Råd i forbindelse med utgravingen av et antagelig norsk vikingskip, (langskip), på the Wirral, i England/Fwd: Anmeldelse av trakassering/Fwd: Viking DNA book - Apologies for problems with Amazon link, To: roskildemuseum@roskilde.dk Hei, hvordan er det i Danmark, har dere noen mulighet til å gi meg råd om dette? Hverken Kulturhistorisk Museum, Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum, eller andre, har muligheten. Jeg er kvart dansk, etter min mormor Ingeborg Ribsskog f. Heegaard, som var etter Løvenbalk, (og dermed også etter f.eks. Gange-Rolf og Odin), etter sin mormor Mary Eva Carla Fog. På forhånd takk for eventuell hjelp! Mvh. Erik Ribsskog ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Atle Thowsen <Atle.Thowsen@bsj.uib.no> Date: 2011/1/3 Subject: RE: Råd om å grave opp vikingskip i England/Fwd: Råd i forbindelse med utgravingen av et antagelig norsk vikingskip, (langskip), på the Wirral, i England/Fwd: Anmeldelse av trakassering/Fwd: Viking DNA book - Apologies for problems with Amazon link, now To: Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>, "bergens.sjofartsmuseum@bsj.uib.no" <bergens.sjofartsmuseum@bsj.uib.no> We here at the Bergen Maritime Museum have neither the resources nor the competence to assist you in this matter. Med vennlig hilsen Stiftelsen Bergens Sjøfartsmuseum Atle Thowsen direktør mobil: 9511 8556 telefon: 55 54 96 00 hjemmeside: www.bsj.uib.no From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 9:30 PM To: bergens.sjofartsmuseum@bsj.uib.no Subject: Råd om å grave opp vikingskip i England/Fwd: Råd i forbindelse med utgravingen av et antagelig norsk vikingskip, (langskip), på the Wirral, i England/Fwd: Anmeldelse av trakassering/Fwd: Viking DNA book - Apologies for problems with Amazon link, now Hei, har dere noe råd om å grave opp vikingskip, i England, i Bergen, for jeg fikk råd om at jeg kunne høre med diverse sjøfartsmuseer osv., om det her, på internett. Jeg fant et vikingskip, som er klinkebygget, og er et langskip, under parkeringsplassen, til en pub, på the Wirral. Da en lokal 'innfødt' tipset meg om dette skipet. Jeg lovet de som jobbet på puben, at jeg skulle prøve å ta opp det her, på min blogg osv., i Norge. Tar gjerne imot tips om konserveringen av skipet, for britene tror at skipet vil råtne straks det blir gravd opp, og noen svensker har rådet de til å la skipet bli under leira. Så det trengs noen norske rådgivere, siden dette nok er snakk om et norsk vikingeskip, siden det er i den delen av the Wirral hvor den norsk-irske vikinghøvdingen Ingemund, dro til, etter å ha blitt jaget av irene fra Dublin osv. På forhånd takk for eventuell hjelp! Mvh. Erik Ribsskog ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com> Date: Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 11:33 AM Subject: Råd i forbindelse med utgravingen av et antagelig norsk vikingskip, (langskip), på the Wirral, i England/Fwd: Anmeldelse av trakassering/Fwd: Viking DNA book - Apologies for problems with Amazon link, now resolved To: kundeservice@niku.no Hei, jeg har startet arbeidet med å prøve å få hjelp til å grave opp et vikingskip, som jeg har blitt gjort oppmerksom på, her i England. Jeg gikk for å se på vikinghavnen i Meols, og da sa en brite, som jogga forbi, at under puben the Railway Inn, så lå det et viking langskip. The Wirral var et gammelt, norsk vikingland, (omtrent som Isle of Man), så dette er nok snakk om norske vikinger. Skipet er klinkebygget, fant man ut, da man tilfeldigvis fant skipet. Det ligger under leire, og er godt bevart. Skipet er vel unikt i Storbritannia, hvor man ikke har vikingskipmuseum, såvidt meg bekjent. Engelske forskere, som en professor, ved National Museums Liverpool, som holdt foredrag på en vikingkonferanse, som jeg var på, i Chester, for noen uker sider, sier at skipet vil råtne, med en gang det blir gravet opp. Stemmer dette, lurer jeg. Det finnes jo vikingskip i museer i Norge og i andre land i Norden, så det høres rart ut, å si at skipet bare vil råtne, synes jeg. Hvordan løses dette i Norge? Hva bruker man på treverket, for at det ikke skal råtne, når man graver opp vikingskip? Mvh. Erik Ribsskog PS. Jeg prøver også å finne organisasjoner i Norge, som kan hjelpe til, med midler/personell til utgravingen, for man mangler midler i England, (hvor de kanskje er mest glad i romersk arkeologi). PS 2. Jeg håper dere kan hjelpe, for de neste på lista til Riksantikvaren, er Roskilde i Danmark, og det her er snakk om norske vikinger, så det blir litt dumt å kontakte Danmark. PS 3. Her er Riksantikvarens e-post om dette: From: Haustveit, Gunvor <gunvor.haustveit@ra.no> Date: 2010/10/18 Subject: Svar på spørsmål "hjelp med å grave opp vikingskip i England" To: eribsskog@gmail.com Hei og takk for e-post. Det er flere kompetansesentra og forskere som er dyktige på feltet om vikingskip. Anbefaler først og fremst: Kulturhistorisk museum med Vikingskipshuset, dernest Norsk Maritimt Museum og Norsk Institutt for kulturminneforskning. I Danmark er det kompetanse ved Roskilde museum. Lykke til! Helsing Gunvor Haustveit Informasjonsseksjonen Riksantikvaren Postboks 8196 Dep 0034 Oslo Tlf: + 47 98 20 27 60 www.riksantikvaren.no ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Frode Kvalø <Frode.Kvalo@marmuseum.no> Date: Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 8:56 AM Subject: RE: Anmeldelse av trakassering/Fwd: Viking DNA book - Apologies for problems with Amazon link, now resolved To: Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com> Cc: Per Gisle Galåen <Per.Gisle.Galaen@marmuseum.no>, "emb.london@mfa.no" <emb.london@mfa.no>, "gunvor.haustveit@ra.no" <gunvor.haustveit@ra.no>, "post.sondre.buskerud@politiet.no" <post.sondre.buskerud@politiet.no>, Stephen Harding <Steve.Harding@nottingham.ac.uk> To Erik Ribsskog and associates I have involuntarily been drawn into in this unpleasant e-mail correspondence and I have no interested in being a part of it! If there is a ship of Nordic design dating to the Viking period in a Pub somewhere in England that is a fascinating story. However, I’m content that our British colleges have the knowledge and skills to deal with such finds. This is not something the Norwegian Maritime Museum will prioritize to get involved in! Please, do not contact me concerning this matter again! Frode Kvalø Head of Archaeology Norwegian Maritime Museum Fra: Stephen Harding [mailto:Steve.Harding@nottingham.ac.uk] Sendt: 11. desember 2010 09:05 Til: Erik Ribsskog; Stephen Harding Kopi: Per Gisle Galåen; emb.london@mfa.no; gunvor.haustveit@ra.no; Frode Kvalø; post.sondre.buskerud@politiet.no Emne: RE: Anmeldelse av trakassering/Fwd: Viking DNA book - Apologies for problems with Amazon link, now resolved Dear Erik, Ingi Thor Jonsson, along with Wirral and Liverpool’s cultural ambassador Mike McCartney has done a tremendous amount of work over the last 4 years in strengthening the links between Merseyside/ the North West and the Nordic countries through the annual Nordic Cultural Events (NICE) Festival, and the suggestion of you making contact was made because of the (mistaken) impression you may wish to contribute to these efforts. With respect to the Viking Conference at Chester and the splendid exhibition provided for the public to enjoy the regions great Viking Heritage this was all provided completely free of charge – as was the buffet – thanks to the tremendous efforts of the staff of the Grosvenor Museum, and all the feedback we have had – apart from your comment – has been very positive. As a Wirral man going back very many generations I am very proud of what has been achieved. The food provided was free and if you did not like it there were other places to buy food nearby. If you missed the start of the meeting and the introduction so you did not know who the speakers were this was not the fault of the organisers. Nontheless we appreciate your interest in the Vikings in our region but if you wish to communicate with us in future please refrain from using offensive language otherwise your emails will be blocked. The talks will be posted on the website as soon as we can, Best wishes Steve Harding From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com] Sent: 10 December 2010 19:46 To: Stephen Harding Cc: Per Gisle Galåen; emb.london@mfa.no; gunvor.haustveit@ra.no; frode.kvalo@marmuseum.no; post.sondre.buskerud@politiet.no Subject: Anmeldelse av trakassering/Fwd: Viking DNA book - Apologies for problems with Amazon link, now resolved Hi, the Icelandic guy you said I'd get along well with is gay you b*stard. Now I don't wan't to update you anymore. Good luck with the Pakistani Samosa food on the Viking-conference. I think you must be a muslim guy mobbing me. Don't want anything more to do with you. Erik Ribsskog ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com> Date: Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 5:17 PM Subject: Re: Viking DNA book - Apologies for problems with Amazon link, now resolved To: Stephen Harding <Steve.Harding@nottingham.ac.uk> Hi, yes, I didn't understand the routine, to get on the conference. But, I haden't seen the exhipition yet, Reap and Pillage, so I just went to Chester that day, but the train was a few minutes early, so I got there a bit late. And then I spoke with the people working there, at the museum, who got me in there, after the first break. I understood it like that one only had to register at the museum, from your website. But now I understand, that I should have ordered a ticket. This wasn't clear to me, from reading your website. But, this is just a hobby for me, with the viking-stuff on the Wirral, so I read about it like I would have read an online newspaper etc. But next time I'll make sure to contact the hosts before I go to a conference like that. Sorry about that misunderstanding again! It sounds very fine about the video of the conference. I'll update you if I hear more from the Norwegian Maritime Museum, about the Vikingship, under the pub, Railway Inn, in Meols. Thanks again for arranging the fine viking conference! Best regards, Erik Ribsskog On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 3:03 PM, Stephen Harding <Steve.Harding@nottingham.ac.uk> wrote: Thanks Erik. We are waiting to receive the video material (and permissions) on the conference and hopefully you should be able to catch up on the Introduction and the other talks you missed at the start. This will also be of benefit to others, particularly the many people who wanted to attend but were unable to get tickets. Paa gjensyn, Steve From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com] Sent: 10 December 2010 14:16 To: Steve.Harding@nottingham.ac.uk Subject: Fwd: Viking DNA book - Apologies for problems with Amazon link, now resolved Hi, that is, I don't want to have this as a life-style, with football-games at the Wirral and be mate with the Icelandic guy from the Scandinavian Church, etc. I only care about the viking-stuff on the Wirral etc. Because I have a lot of different interests, like blog, genealogy, web-design, etc., etc. So I haven't got that much spare-time. So this isn't about the community-stuff, this is just about the vikingship and the conference. Hope you include the questions from the audience, (from me and others), in the summary, since I brought up about the vikingship in Meols etc. Hope this is alright, don't mean to be to direct/inpolite. Best regards, Erik Ribsskog PS. Maybe I'll go on a movie, or something, part of the Nordic festival, but I haven't got the time to go there all the time, unfortunately. I thought about going on Max Manus, (the Norwegian was-movie), in the Scandinavian chruch last year. And I asked a young Swedish woman, Amanda, who works at Netto, Weaverthree, if she had been at the Scandinavian Church, but she hadn't. Also, I have an employment-case, against Bertelsmann Arvato Microsoft Scandinavian Product Activation: http://www.scribd.com/groups/view/14830-arvato-services-ltd-s-microsoft-scandinavian-product-activation Perhaps you know someone at the University of Nottingham, who could help me with this case, as a pro-bono-case, because this case involved/involves many Scandinavians living in Liverpool. (My alumumni, at University of Sunderland, haven't replied). Also, some of the employees there, had a lot to do with the Scandinavian Church, (and are included in the case), an Irish/Swede called Michael O'Shaughnessy etc., so I'm a bit vary about the Scandinavian Church, to be frank. So I think I'll only keep this at the level it's been at, that I only go to the odd trip/event at my own choice.. Hope this is alright! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com> Date: Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 1:53 PM Subject: Re: Viking DNA book - Apologies for problems with Amazon link, now resolved To: Stephen Harding <Steve.Harding@nottingham.ac.uk> Hi, ok, perhaps I'll do that! Thank you very much for your help! I'll update you as soon as possible, if I hear something more from the Vikingship-experts in Norway. Thank you very much again for your reply! Best regards, Erik Ribsskog On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 10:22 AM, Stephen Harding <Steve.Harding@nottingham.ac.uk> wrote: Thanks Erik We'll put a summary up soon on http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/-sczsteve and may be able to include some videos of the talks - including the Intro - once we have permission from the speakers. If you like I can also put you in touch with Ingi Thor Jonsson - like yourself a resident Livepudlian - who runs the annual NICE (Nordic Cultural Events) Festival, I think you and Ingi would get on very well. There will eventually be a book based on the Conference but that won't be for some months, Ha det bra Steve Vikings: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/-sczsteve steve.harding@nottingham.ac.uk From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com] Sent: 07 December 2010 14:53 To: Stephen Harding Subject: Re: Viking DNA book - Apologies for problems with Amazon link, now resolved Hi, thank you very much for you e-mail! I've now sent about the Vikingship in Meols, to the Norwegian Maritime Museum, at Bygdøy, in Oslo. They are also experts on vikingships, and the conserving of these, like Cultural Historical Musum, in Oslo are. I'll update you more, if and when I hear back from them. Has anyone written a summary from the viking-conference, which I could write about on my blog, since I have a travel-blog etc., where I write about my short travels from Liverpool to different Norwegian Viking places in the Wirral. Thanks in advance for any help! Yours sincerely, Erik Ribsskog On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Stephen Harding <Steve.Harding@nottingham.ac.uk> wrote: Dear all, Firstly apologies for the bulk nature of this email again and secondly apologies to those who have had difficulty accessing the book (with its marvellous foreword by Michael Wood) through amazon.co.uk.: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Viking-DNA-Wirral-Lancashire-Project/dp/1906823464 Although because of the demand (many thanks!) the site says "Out of Stock" if you click on the "2 new" you should be able to order the book immediately and in time for Christmas. Thirdly apologies if you have no interest in the Vikings! All best wishes Steve, Turi and Mark From: Harding Stephen Sent: 02 December 2010 14:41 To: undisclosed recipients Subject: Viking DNA book Dear Colleagues (including many of you who took part in the genetic survey of northwest England, 2002-2007, or the Nordic Festival in 2008) Apologies if you get this message more than once! We are writing to bring to your attention a publication we have just produced. It focuses on the first part of a genetic survey of northern England – the Wirral and West Lancashire project in the northwest – and explains the basis behind the DNA method to probe ancestry, the use of surnames to help to localize volunteers to specific regions of the country, and how genetic methods are being used in conjunction with historical, archaeological and linguistic evidence to learn about Viking ancestry. It also gives some examples from individual results and from comparing populations of people to help show what these new technologies can achieve. Publication of the book has been supported by one of the UK Research Councils who have been supporting the study (the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council) - and Nottingham University Press in conjunction with Countyvise Limited have very kindly produced this for us and indeed done a splendid job. We would like to stress that we as authors are not taking any Royalties or profit! The book is introduced with a brilliant foreword by famous UK/BBC historian/broadcaster Michael Wood after which we set out to show as clearly as we can, with the help of full colour illustrations – what DNA is and how DNA methods can be used to probe both individual and population ancestry. For probing Viking ancestry it shows the importance of using DNA in conjunction with historical, linguistic, place name and archaeological evidence - again with the help of many colour illustrations, and explains how DNA can be used to probe paternal ancestry and maternal ancestry either for individuals or for populations of people, explaining also some of the sometimes complicated jargon that scientists use. A major problem in studying population ancestry is the large population movements that have occurred since the Industrial Revolution. However there is a strong link between surnames and paternal DNA ancestry and the book explains how information such as Henry VIII’s tax rolls, , and even criminal records (including someone accused of killing a dog in 1348 …. found not guilty!) can be used to help establish the volunteer base for specific regions of northern England. Using these methods significant Scandinavian ancestry (up to 50% of the mixture of DNA from the old populations) has been shown for Wirral and West Lancashire. One youngster from Wirral was so impressed with the results for her father she wrote a School project “My Viking Dad and his Viking Dog”! The book finishes with a look towards the current testing of other regions of Northern England and the research currently being undertaken with colleagues in Norway to study the genetic profile of Scandinavia in the Viking Age. This broadcast on BBC Radio 4 gives some more information about the survey: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/making_history/making_history_20080520.shtml (after the first minute or so) So we think it will be a useful read for anyone interested in DNA ancestry and, after seeing what we have done in the North West, give people from other regions an idea of how their own past could be researched. The book is 150 pages long and extensively illustrated in colour.. The book has just become available in all good bookshops in the north West or from Amazon.co.uk *and would make an excellent Christmas present. Steve Harding, Mark Jobling and Turi King Stephen Harding DSc(Oxon) Professor of Applied Biochemistry NCMH Laboratory, University of Nottingham Sutton Bonington LE12 5RD, UK http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/-sczsteve steve.harding@nottingham.ac.uk *in case of difficulty contact us on this email address, and we will put you in contact with Nottingham University Press or Countyvise This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. 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Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>	Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 3:49 PM
To: Rickie.Woods@reed.co.uk Cc: Contact-Us@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk
Hi, ok, thank you very much for your e-mail. I recommended Reed to a Norwegian IT-expert in Ireland, who possibly is moving to Liverpool, and have read on my blog, since I sometimes write about jobseeking-there, who asked me to recomend and employment-agency, in Liverpool. (Is there by the way a specialist employment-agency for IT-jobs in Liverpool, if it's ok to ask. I wonder a bit about this myself as well, since I haven't had my IT-degree that long, and have mostly tried to prioritise getting my CV and applications better, etc). I let the Jobcentre determine if I need help with the applications, (like you mention that Reed have a 6 week support-course to do help with appliactions). I got through the screening-process, for an IT-job in Chester now, after going to the Reed-course, with my application, so I think it was a good course. Thank you very much again for the help. I send a copy of this e-mail to the Jobcentre, since I've started updating them. Best regards, Erik Ribsskog On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 3:23 PM, <Rickie.Woods@reed.co.uk> wrote: Hello Eric, Just picked up your email, I did not send it by email due to the issues you are having currently I have sent in the post 15 copies of your CV Now attached to your email is your current C,V Please feel free to make any changes to make it relevant Thanks (See attached file: Erik Ribsskog.doc)Rickie Woods Employment Trainer JCP Support Contract - Liverpool Reed in partnership 3rd Floor Victoria house James Street Liverpool L2 7NZ T 0151 242 6400 F 0151 242 6486 Genifax 02084015299 E Rickie.Woods@reed.co.uk W www.reedinpartnership.co.uk Reed in partnership works with others to change people's lives for the better http://www.reed.co.uk Reed in Partnership Ltd. Registered Office: Academy Court, 94 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1DT. Company Number: 851645. Registered in the UK. Disclaimer: Internet communications are not secure and therefore Reed does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Reed family of companies unless otherwise specifically stated. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error and that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and then delete the message and any attachments from your computer. This email has been scanned for all known viruses by the Websense Mailcontrol System. While the sender has taken every reasonable precaution to minimise risk, we cannot accept liability for any damage which you sustain as a result of software viruses. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening any attachments to this e-mail.

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Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>	Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 5:17 PM
To: Stephen Harding <Steve.Harding@nottingham.ac.uk>
Hi, yes, I didn't understand the routine, to get on the conference. But, I haden't seen the exhipition yet, Reap and Pillage, so I just went to Chester that day, but the train was a few minutes early, so I got there a bit late. And then I spoke with the people working there, at the museum, who got me in there, after the first break. I understood it like that one only had to register at the museum, from your website. But now I understand, that I should have ordered a ticket. This wasn't clear to me, from reading your website. But, this is just a hobby for me, with the viking-stuff on the Wirral, so I read about it like I would have read an online newspaper etc. But next time I'll make sure to contact the hosts before I go to a conference like that. Sorry about that misunderstanding again! It sounds very fine about the video of the conference. I'll update you if I hear more from the Norwegian Maritime Museum, about the Vikingship, under the pub, Railway Inn, in Meols. Thanks again for arranging the fine viking conference! Best regards, Erik Ribsskog On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 3:03 PM, Stephen Harding <Steve.Harding@nottingham.ac.uk> wrote: Thanks Erik. We are waiting to receive the video material (and permissions) on the conference and hopefully you should be able to catch up on the Introduction and the other talks you missed at the start. This will also be of benefit to others, particularly the many people who wanted to attend but were unable to get tickets. Paa gjensyn, Steve From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com] Sent: 10 December 2010 14:16 To: Steve.Harding@nottingham.ac.uk Subject: Fwd: Viking DNA book - Apologies for problems with Amazon link, now resolved Hi, that is, I don't want to have this as a life-style, with football-games at the Wirral and be mate with the Icelandic guy from the Scandinavian Church, etc. I only care about the viking-stuff on the Wirral etc. Because I have a lot of different interests, like blog, genealogy, web-design, etc., etc. So I haven't got that much spare-time. So this isn't about the community-stuff, this is just about the vikingship and the conference. Hope you include the questions from the audience, (from me and others), in the summary, since I brought up about the vikingship in Meols etc. Hope this is alright, don't mean to be to direct/inpolite. Best regards, Erik Ribsskog PS. Maybe I'll go on a movie, or something, part of the Nordic festival, but I haven't got the time to go there all the time, unfortunately. I thought about going on Max Manus, (the Norwegian was-movie), in the Scandinavian chruch last year. And I asked a young Swedish woman, Amanda, who works at Netto, Weaverthree, if she had been at the Scandinavian Church, but she hadn't. Also, I have an employment-case, against Bertelsmann Arvato Microsoft Scandinavian Product Activation: http://www.scribd.com/groups/view/14830-arvato-services-ltd-s-microsoft-scandinavian-product-activation Perhaps you know someone at the University of Nottingham, who could help me with this case, as a pro-bono-case, because this case involved/involves many Scandinavians living in Liverpool. (My alumumni, at University of Sunderland, haven't replied). Also, some of the employees there, had a lot to do with the Scandinavian Church, (and are included in the case), an Irish/Swede called Michael O'Shaughnessy etc., so I'm a bit vary about the Scandinavian Church, to be frank. So I think I'll only keep this at the level it's been at, that I only go to the odd trip/event at my own choice. Hope this is alright! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com> Date: Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 1:53 PM Subject: Re: Viking DNA book - Apologies for problems with Amazon link, now resolved To: Stephen Harding <Steve.Harding@nottingham.ac.uk> Hi, ok, perhaps I'll do that! Thank you very much for your help! I'll update you as soon as possible, if I hear something more from the Vikingship-experts in Norway. Thank you very much again for your reply! Best regards, Erik Ribsskog On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 10:22 AM, Stephen Harding <Steve.Harding@nottingham.ac.uk> wrote: Thanks Erik We'll put a summary up soon on http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/-sczsteve and may be able to include some videos of the talks - including the Intro - once we have permission from the speakers. If you like I can also put you in touch with Ingi Thor Jonsson - like yourself a resident Livepudlian - who runs the annual NICE (Nordic Cultural Events) Festival, I think you and Ingi would get on very well. There will eventually be a book based on the Conference but that won't be for some months, Ha det bra Steve Vikings: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/-sczsteve steve.harding@nottingham.ac.uk From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com] Sent: 07 December 2010 14:53 To: Stephen Harding Subject: Re: Viking DNA book - Apologies for problems with Amazon link, now resolved Hi, thank you very much for you e-mail! I've now sent about the Vikingship in Meols, to the Norwegian Maritime Museum, at Bygdøy, in Oslo. They are also experts on vikingships, and the conserving of these, like Cultural Historical Musum, in Oslo are. I'll update you more, if and when I hear back from them. Has anyone written a summary from the viking-conference, which I could write about on my blog, since I have a travel-blog etc., where I write about my short travels from Liverpool to different Norwegian Viking places in the Wirral. Thanks in advance for any help! Yours sincerely, Erik Ribsskog On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Stephen Harding <Steve.Harding@nottingham.ac.uk> wrote: Dear all, Firstly apologies for the bulk nature of this email again and secondly apologies to those who have had difficulty accessing the book (with its marvellous foreword by Michael Wood) through amazon.co.uk.: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Viking-DNA-Wirral-Lancashire-Project/dp/1906823464 Although because of the demand (many thanks!) the site says "Out of Stock" if you click on the "2 new" you should be able to order the book immediately and in time for Christmas. Thirdly apologies if you have no interest in the Vikings! All best wishes Steve, Turi and Mark From: Harding Stephen Sent: 02 December 2010 14:41 To: undisclosed recipients Subject: Viking DNA book Dear Colleagues (including many of you who took part in the genetic survey of northwest England, 2002-2007, or the Nordic Festival in 2008) Apologies if you get this message more than once! We are writing to bring to your attention a publication we have just produced. It focuses on the first part of a genetic survey of northern England – the Wirral and West Lancashire project in the northwest – and explains the basis behind the DNA method to probe ancestry, the use of surnames to help to localize volunteers to specific regions of the country, and how genetic methods are being used in conjunction with historical, archaeological and linguistic evidence to learn about Viking ancestry. It also gives some examples from individual results and from comparing populations of people to help show what these new technologies can achieve. Publication of the book has been supported by one of the UK Research Councils who have been supporting the study (the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council) - and Nottingham University Press in conjunction with Countyvise Limited have very kindly produced this for us and indeed done a splendid job. We would like to stress that we as authors are not taking any Royalties or profit! The book is introduced with a brilliant foreword by famous UK/BBC historian/broadcaster Michael Wood after which we set out to show as clearly as we can, with the help of full colour illustrations – what DNA is and how DNA methods can be used to probe both individual and population ancestry. For probing Viking ancestry it shows the importance of using DNA in conjunction with historical, linguistic, place name and archaeological evidence - again with the help of many colour illustrations, and explains how DNA can be used to probe paternal ancestry and maternal ancestry either for individuals or for populations of people, explaining also some of the sometimes complicated jargon that scientists use. A major problem in studying population ancestry is the large population movements that have occurred since the Industrial Revolution. However there is a strong link between surnames and paternal DNA ancestry and the book explains how information such as Henry VIII’s tax rolls, , and even criminal records (including someone accused of killing a dog in 1348 …. found not guilty!) can be used to help establish the volunteer base for specific regions of northern England. Using these methods significant Scandinavian ancestry (up to 50% of the mixture of DNA from the old populations) has been shown for Wirral and West Lancashire. One youngster from Wirral was so impressed with the results for her father she wrote a School project “My Viking Dad and his Viking Dog”! The book finishes with a look towards the current testing of other regions of Northern England and the research currently being undertaken with colleagues in Norway to study the genetic profile of Scandinavia in the Viking Age. This broadcast on BBC Radio 4 gives some more information about the survey: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/making_history/making_history_20080520.shtml (after the first minute or so) So we think it will be a useful read for anyone interested in DNA ancestry and, after seeing what we have done in the North West, give people from other regions an idea of how their own past could be researched. The book is 150 pages long and extensively illustrated in colour. The book has just become available in all good bookshops in the north West or from Amazon.co.uk *and would make an excellent Christmas present. Steve Harding, Mark Jobling and Turi King Stephen Harding DSc(Oxon) Professor of Applied Biochemistry NCMH Laboratory, University of Nottingham Sutton Bonington LE12 5RD, UK http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/-sczsteve steve.harding@nottingham.ac.uk *in case of difficulty contact us on this email address, and we will put you in contact with Nottingham University Press or Countyvise This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. 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