<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=160362.msg7781700#msg7781700">Quote from: Deamonbane on 24-02-2013, 23:13:55</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I am white as they come... descended from the first king of united Norway, as a matter of fact, from my mother's side... dad is born in Boston, Welsh origins... So yeah, a lot of people wonder how I got to being born in Brazil, of all places...<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=160362.msg7781822#msg7781822">Quote from: Christa McGinn on 24-02-2013, 23:33:13</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">And don't get me started on Norwegian monarchy. :) I can go all day! I love Vikings. We think that I might be related to Olaf II, but I haven't proven it yet.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>People of Norwegian heritage, how fun.  ;)<br/><br/>According to a friend of mine who is a history major and into genealogy being a descendant from some royalty aren't that unusual in Norway. Not sure why, but one theory of mine are that those who actually find something far back are often related to someone important, as primary sources for the common man are much more rare. Thus making it seem that "everybody" is related to a king. That is my theory anyway.  ;D