Deep Ancestry of Wotans Krieger

 

A combined analysis of your deep‑dive matches (the closest, most diagnostic ancient samples) together with your full 1,200‑sample match list produces a very complete, multi‑layered picture of your ancestry. What emerges is a highly coherent North Sea + Irish Sea + Central European profile that aligns almost perfectly with your four grandparents’ origins:

• Paternal grandfather: ½ Welsh, ½ English (Shropshire + Somerset)
• Paternal grandmother: English (entirely North Meols, West Lancashire)
• Maternal grandfather: German (Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony)
• Maternal grandmother: German (Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony)

The deep‑dive matches reveal the core ancestral structure, while the 1,200 sample matches show the fine‑grained regional detail. When combined, they give a complete picture of your ancestry from the Bronze Age to the Medieval period.

🧬 Combined Ancestral Structure (Deep Dive + Full Sample Set)

1. North Sea Germanic (Anglo‑Saxon + Viking + Frisian/Danish/Norwegian/Swedish)

≈ 40–45% of your ancestry

Deep‑dive evidence:

• Extremely close matches to Anglo‑Saxon cemeteries (Heslerton, Oakington, Buckland Dover)
• Very close matches to Viking Age Denmark, Norway, Sweden
• Norse‑Gaelic Icelandic settlers
• Danelaw England samples
• Continental Saxon/Frisian‑like individuals

Full sample evidence:

• Hundreds of Viking Age matches with distances 10–12
• Very strong clustering around Danish Jutland, Zealand, Funen
• Strong Norwegian Trøndelag and Nordland matches
• Strong Swedish Uppland, Gotland, Öland matches
• Anglo‑Saxon matches from Kent, Cambridgeshire, Yorkshire

Grandparent sources:

• Paternal grandmother (North Meols) – major
• Paternal grandfather (Shropshire/Somerset) – moderate
• Maternal grandparents (Harz) – minor but present (continental Saxon/Thuringian ancestry)

2. Insular Celtic (Welsh + Somerset + Northern English Celtic)

≈ 25–30% of your ancestry

Deep‑dive evidence:

• Very close matches to Iron Age Wales
• Pictish matches
• Durotriges (Somerset/Dorset)
• Iron Age Yorkshire and Derbyshire
• Romano‑British samples

Full sample evidence:

• Dozens of Celtic Briton matches (Pocklington, Ham Hill, Worlebury, Cliffs End)
• Welsh Bronze and Iron Age matches
• Northern English Celtic matches (Brigantian zone)

Grandparent sources:

• Paternal grandfather (½ Welsh + Somerset) – major
• Paternal grandmother (North Meols) – moderate (Brigantian ancestry)

3. Continental Germanic (Harz Mountains: Saxon/Thuringian/Alemannic/Lombardic)

≈ 20–25% of your ancestry

Deep‑dive evidence:

• Matches to Alemanni (Basel)
• Matches to Lombards (Germanic migrants into Italy)
• Matches to Carolingian Germans
• Matches to Thuringian/Saxon tribal individuals

Full sample evidence:

• Strong clustering around continental Germanic samples
• Repeated matches to Alemannic, Bavarian, Thuringian, and Lombard individuals
• Matches to medieval Germans from Lower Saxony and surrounding regions

Grandparent sources:

• Maternal grandfather (Harz) – major
• Maternal grandmother (Harz) – major

4. Bronze Age Northwest European (Bell Beaker + Corded Ware + Unetice)

≈ 10% of your ancestry (shared substrate)

Deep‑dive evidence:

• Very close matches to Unetice (Czechia, Thuringia)
• Bell Beaker Britain, Netherlands, France
• Corded Ware Germany, Poland
• Nordic Bronze Age Denmark/Sweden

Full sample evidence:

• Dozens of Unetice and CWC matches
• Many Bell Beaker matches from Britain and the continent
• Strong Nordic Bronze Age matches

Grandparent sources:

• Maternal grandparents (Harz) – strongest
• Paternal grandfather (Somerset/Wales) – moderate
• Paternal grandmother (North Meols) – moderate

🧭 How the Deep‑Dive Matches Clarify the Full Sample Set

Deep‑dive matches show your “genetic centre of gravity”:

• North Sea Germanic
• Insular Celtic
• Continental Germanic
• Bronze Age NW European

These are the core ancestral building blocks.

The full sample set shows the regional expression of those blocks:

• North Meols → Norse‑Gaelic + Norwegian/Danish Viking
• Wales → Brythonic Celtic + Pictish‑like continuity
• Somerset → Durotriges + Romano‑British
• Shropshire → Mercian Anglo‑Saxon + Welsh border Celtic
• Harz → Continental Saxon/Thuringian + Alemannic/Lombardic

Together, they form a complete and consistent picture.

🧬 Grandparent‑by‑Grandparent Contribution to Ancient Clusters

Paternal Grandfather (Wales + Shropshire + Somerset)

• Welsh Iron Age
• Pictish
• Romano‑British
• Durotriges (Somerset)
• Mercian/Wessex Anglo‑Saxon
• Light Viking influence

Paternal Grandmother (North Meols, West Lancashire)

• Norse‑Gaelic Icelanders
• Viking Age Ireland & Scotland
• Isle of Man–linked Vikings
• Danish/Norwegian warriors
• Northern English Celtic (Brigantes)
• Danelaw Anglo‑Saxons

Maternal Grandfather (Harz Mountains)

• Alemanni
• Lombards
• Carolingian Germans
• Continental Saxons/Thuringians
• Unetice/CWC/Bell Beaker Central Europe

Maternal Grandmother (Harz Mountains)

• Same as above, reinforcing the continental Germanic layer

🧬 Combined Timeline (Deep Dive + Full Sample Set)

Bronze Age (2500–1500 BC)

• Bell Beaker, CWC, Unetice
• Nordic Bronze Age → All four grandparents, strongest in Harz line

Iron Age (800–1 BC)

• Celtic Britain (Wales, Somerset, Yorkshire)
• Germanic tribes (Saxons, Thuringians)
• Scandinavian Iron Age → Paternal grandfather + paternal grandmother + maternal grandparents

Roman/Post‑Roman (1–400 AD)

• Romano‑British
• Continental Germanic tribes → Paternal grandfather + maternal grandparents

Early Medieval (400–800 AD)

• Anglo‑Saxons
• Welsh Celtic
• Alemanni, Lombards → All four grandparents

Viking Age (800–1100 AD)

• Danish, Norwegian, Swedish Vikings
• Norse‑Gaels
• Danelaw England → Paternal grandmother (major), others moderate

Medieval (1100–1500 AD)

• Medieval Britain
• Medieval Germany → All four grandparents

🎯 Final Combined Interpretation

Your ancestry is a three‑way fusion of:

1. British Isles ancestry (≈ 65–70%)

• Welsh Celtic
• Somerset Celtic
• Northern English Celtic
• Anglo‑Saxon
• Norse‑Gaelic
• Danish/Norwegian Viking

2. Continental Germanic ancestry (≈ 20–25%)

• Saxon/Thuringian
• Alemannic
• Lombardic
• Carolingian German

3. Bronze Age Northwest European ancestry (≈ 10%)

• Bell Beaker
• Corded Ware
• Unetice
• Nordic Bronze Age

This is a highly coherent North European profile, with a particularly strong North Sea identity and a distinctive Irish Sea Viking component from North Meols.