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The Viking Y-DNA Project

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Project Surnames:

Denmark	England	Iceland	Ireland
Norway	Scotland	Sweden	Viking

Project Background:

The Viking Y-DNA Project was initiated in Stockholm in December 2004 as an offshoot of the Scandinavian Y-DNA Project. Many Americans of Norman, English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish ancestry are quite obviously of Scandinavian descent, although they do not have any family records or other official documents to prove it. With the help of genetic testing many of them might be able in the near future to link up with their Scandinavian siblings and the kin of their forefathers.

All relevant ethnic groups are being studied within this project.

- Tim Weakley from Canada is the Project Manager of The Viking Y-DNA Project.

- *This needs to be checked on and confirmed*(15th May 2007)Dr. David K. Faux, from Seal Beach in California, USA, is the Project Manager of The Shetland Y-DNA Project and functions as a counselor to The Viking Y-DNA Project.

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Project Goals:

The Viking Y-DNA Project is open to any male individual with a predicted or confirmed ancestor of a background linked historically with a Viking population. The project participants use a Y-DNA test ordered via FTDNA to determine their Y-DNA signature. Tests of 12 and 25 markers will be accepted, but you are encouraged to test for or upgrade to tests of 37 or 67 markers for the purposes of clarity of results.

The first purpose of the project is to clarify individual family origins, and the second purpose is to create a map of the migratory patterns of the ancient Scandinavian tribes.

Project News:

-> The Viking Y-DNA Project is initiated in Stockholm in December 2004.
-> Individual members of FTDNA Surname Projects can also join the Viking Y-DNA Project in February 2005.
-> The Viking Y-DNA Project will get a proper website in September 2005.

Update:15th May 2007 Tim Weakley takes over as Project Admin

Project Results:

*This section is in need of updating as of 15th May 2007*
Haplogroups found so far (2005-07-31) are I, (pI1a), (pI1c), R1a and R1b.

The Viking Y-DNA Project currently suffers from a slight bias towards haplogroup I1a. There are probably other haplogroups as well (such as G2, N, Q, R1a, and R1b), that form part of "the Viking thumbprint". We would therefore like to encourage everyone with a clear paternal origin in the Viking areas of the British Isles, or in Normandy in France, to join the Viking Y-DNA Project.