How many people here are nords?

Post » Sat Aug 14, 2010 8:03 pm

Skyrim is announced and suddenly half the forum is Norwegian. Or maybe the population was always that skewed, though I can't imagine why that would happen.


Well, the gentic origins of the neckbeard can be traced to the norselands.
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sally coker
 
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Post » Sun Aug 15, 2010 1:04 am

Im Dane living in Denmark on the tip of the nose of jutland, love the vikings, go to viking marked every year
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Kat Lehmann
 
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Post » Sat Aug 14, 2010 8:32 pm

Elaborate? :unsure:

In the last elections, Scotland elected a majority of highly nationalistic representatives, and succession has been tossed around a fair bit (not sure how seriously). Point is, Scotland is finally joining the other Celtic nations (Ireland, Wales, Brittany) in being dissatisfied with their mother country--the UK for Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, and France for Brittany.
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Emily Jeffs
 
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Post » Sun Aug 15, 2010 4:52 am

I'm part Nord, part Breton and a couple of celtic races that are not represented in the game.
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Andrea P
 
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Post » Sun Aug 15, 2010 6:47 am

Norwegian. Nords ftw
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Post » Sun Aug 15, 2010 8:02 am

Im Norwegian, and with partly noble bloodline *flex*, my mothers mother is descendant from the man, Knight Rane Jonsson, who was convicted for the murder of the danish king Erik Klipping, stabbing him with a knife 40 times.
He escaped to Norway, and later joined in on several attacks on denmark. They had some children with the daughter of Earl Alf Erlingsson(Norwgian earl and second only to the king) before he was executed in Denmark.

That's pretty cool dude.
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Post » Sun Aug 15, 2010 6:01 am

In the last elections, Scotland elected a majority of highly nationalistic representatives, and succession has been tossed around a fair bit (not sure how seriously). Point is, Scotland is finally joining the other Celtic nations (Ireland, Wales, Brittany) in being dissatisfied with their mother country--the UK for Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, and France for Brittany.


That is perhaps an optimistic assessment of the situation in Scotland. :) Whilst it is true that the Scottish government is currently an SNP minority administration, the SNP althought he largest party by one seat does not hold a majority in the Scottish Parliment. To describe the SNP as an 'highly nationalistic representatives' would be to imply that their politics and methods were akin to many of the nationalist movements in Europe and other Celtic countries. There is, for example, a huge difference between the SNP and Sinnn Fein.

Since the SNP minority government was elected there is a regular tracking of public opinion in relation to independence. Because of the Scottish government's aim to hold a referendum on independence. The percentage of those saying that they would vote for independence if given the chance has reached up to around 52% although more recent polls show this number to be falling.

Basically, lots of people are interested in the prospect but to say we're 'dissatisfied with the mother country' just isn't that true. :) Sorry to go offtopic but it sort of came across as us chomping at the bit to leave the UK which isn't the case.
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Post » Sun Aug 15, 2010 6:25 am

Scotch Irish mix with German

I'm Hienz 57 as the term goes



hahaha
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Post » Sun Aug 15, 2010 6:41 am

Spanish here, with ancestry coming from all the north of Spain (which has deep celtic roots). Although technically not 100% Nord, I consider myself one.

Plus, I'm grumpy, I have beard, I love cold, snow, wolves, mead, a good meal, and a good fight :)

u could be a form of Breton
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Jake Easom
 
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Post » Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:50 pm

Celtic and Germanic, no Norse blood that I'm aware of. Still, there is a pretty good chance some of my ancestors were vikings, as not all vikings were just Scandinavian.


Vikings did settle in many parts of Europe, and the Nords do have some Celtic influences.

My last name, Driver, comes from the Normans who were Viking descendants, but alot of my ancestors came from many different parts of Europe, and some were Native American.
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Post » Sun Aug 15, 2010 4:36 am

Canadian part scotish part irish I guess i'm a nord but not from scandinavia.

EDIT: its fun to lol at the news on tv with americans who cant survive a little snow storm in washington DC :celebration:


Its fun to watch some Europeans how can't survive I little heat wave, seeing as how I live in the Western US. But On topic I'm a little bit of everything so I'm a little bit Nord.
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Post » Sun Aug 15, 2010 5:25 am

That is perhaps an optimistic assessment of the situation in Scotland. :) Whilst it is true that the Scottish government is currently an SNP minority administration, the SNP althought he largest party by one seat does not hold a majority in the Scottish Parliment. To describe the SNP as an 'highly nationalistic representatives' would be to imply that their politics and methods were akin to many of the nationalist movements in Europe and other Celtic countries. There is, for example, a huge difference between the SNP and Sinnn Fein.

Since the SNP minority government was elected there is a regular tracking of public opinion in relation to independence. Because of the Scottish government's aim to hold a referendum on independence. The percentage of those saying that they would vote for independence if given the chance has reached up to around 52% although more recent polls show this number to be falling.

Basically, lots of people are interested in the prospect but to say we're 'dissatisfied with the mother country' just isn't that true. :) Sorry to go offtopic but it sort of came across as us chomping at the bit to leave the UK which isn't the case.

Kind of disappointing. :( While I disagree with most of SNPs policies, I was kind of excited to see what I assumed to be Celtic nationalism finally spreading to my ancestral land. Not sure why I expected that; the SNP doesn't even have an official stance on Gaelic. :/

Anyway, off-topic rant over. I turn this thread back over to those trying to claim ancestry from a fictional people group. ;)
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Post » Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:38 pm

I'm a Breton.

>wiggles fingers at the big, dumb brute<
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Post » Sat Aug 14, 2010 9:41 pm

That is perhaps an optimistic assessment of the situation in Scotland. :) Whilst it is true that the Scottish government is currently an SNP minority administration, the SNP althought he largest party by one seat does not hold a majority in the Scottish Parliment. To describe the SNP as an 'highly nationalistic representatives' would be to imply that their politics and methods were akin to many of the nationalist movements in Europe and other Celtic countries. There is, for example, a huge difference between the SNP and Sinnn Fein.

Since the SNP minority government was elected there is a regular tracking of public opinion in relation to independence. Because of the Scottish government's aim to hold a referendum on independence. The percentage of those saying that they would vote for independence if given the chance has reached up to around 52% although more recent polls show this number to be falling.

Basically, lots of people are interested in the prospect but to say we're 'dissatisfied with the mother country' just isn't that true. :) Sorry to go offtopic but it sort of came across as us chomping at the bit to leave the UK which isn't the case.



Scotland is probably my favorite country after Norway and Iceland, visited it a few years ago.
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Stefanny Cardona
 
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Post » Sun Aug 15, 2010 8:57 am

I'm mostly European...I have all of UK and Ireland, French, Italian and German in my blood...so you could say I'm a Nord or Imperial...also I am a competitive sailor so that adds on to it.
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Dale Johnson
 
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Post » Sun Aug 15, 2010 1:51 am

Closed for Review.
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Post » Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:04 am

:verymad:

Why so mad?
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Chris Ellis
 
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Post » Sat Aug 14, 2010 9:04 pm

I wonder if there are any asian races in the Elder Scrolls universe. They seem to be left out for some reason. :rolleyes:

Yokuda sounds Asian and the Orcish armour from pre-Oblivion armours looked to be asian/some type of samurai.
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Post » Sun Aug 15, 2010 2:29 am

Its fun to watch some Europeans how can't survive I little heat wave


You mean the heat wave that killed about 30 - 40,000 people? yeah, that was fun to watch.
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Post » Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:48 pm

Irish n italian!
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I'm part Irish,British,Polish,Germen n American Indain... So what's that make me? The sides that show more are the Irish n American Indain
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Wayne Cole
 
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Post » Sat Aug 14, 2010 5:53 pm

Jeg er en ekte norsk torsk.

(I'm 110% Norwegian, in case you didn't understand my statement above.)

My mother has also been able to trace our family back to someone named Hellek who lived in Sandsv?r (a place in Norway) in the 1370's.
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Chris Ellis
 
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Its fun to watch some Europeans how can't survive I little heat wave, seeing as how I live in the Western US. But On topic I'm a little bit of everything so I'm a little bit Nord.

Its fun to watch how americans close schools after just 10 cm of snow. And the fact that you dont use tires made for snow and winter.

It is -20 celcius outside at the moment, 14 degrees celcius inside and I am just wearing a cottonshirt.
Oh, there is also half a meter of snow outside :)
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Jessica Phoenix
 
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Post » Sun Aug 15, 2010 3:50 am

I do believe that I have Norwegian blood. But only a little. I appear Native American more than anything.

So no, I'm no nord. I couldn't even grow an epic beard if I wanted one!
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Nichola Haynes
 
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Post » Sat Aug 14, 2010 9:22 pm

I am greek so I guess I am something between imperial and redguards.
Not too hot,not too cold,white skin,curly hair..
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