A History of the Vikings by historian Gwyn Jonest says you're full of shit. Black skinned people were the original race that occupied nearly every corner of the globe. The blacks were among the first vikings, whether they were any in power during the era the Vikings tv series takes place in is secondary
You used a woman who translated the Sagas, which are so riddled with historical faults and inaccuracies that they are only used by historians to compare to/with actual historical sources? Sure bud. Have fun with that. Try using her in an actual history-based forum and watch the ridicule roll in.
he blacks were among the first vikings, whether they were any in power during the era the Vikings tv series takes place in is secondary
Actually them not being in Scandinavia was my whole argument. You just didn't like my usage of the word viking when it still should have been obvious what I was referring to since you know, the thread title. But keep splitting those hairs XD
And as for black people being all over the world...yeah no thats inaccurate too. Humanity as it is now (meaning Homo Sapiens), has only been around since 300,000 years ago, the oldest discovered ancestor being in Africa, and by this point, the continents were situated as they are now. People migrated out of Africa and skin tones began changing due to different enviironments. So no, Black-skinned people didn't rule every corner of the globe. We can't even prove that Africans were black in the way they are now, though that's not an argument I'd be willing to make since it's a stupid one.
William and Robert Chambers' Information for the people Vol 2
That is a terrible source btw. I've read it. Written in 1920's before archaeology was in its "modern phase" which means it omits or lacks quite a lot of data, and also before MANY new manuscripts were found. Also, no, no blacks in Celtic lore. I'm just...very amused with you here. Good try though. The only time Blacks were in a Celtic landscape was under the Roman era, and they didn't stay except for the occasional outlier which made no alterations in the local genetic gene pool. Meaning they were so few IF they did indeed stay long-term, that they might as well have never been there at all for all the historical/archaeological presence they left.
J.A Rogers Sex and Race Vol 1
Never heard of this one. But if it is like your other "sources", I'm not impressed.
Im not mad Just because you two are ignorant of this. But lets not argue when there's historical documents giving evidence of black skinned people among both the Vikings AND the Celts.
I'm not mad that you're ignorant either. Let's not argue your outlandish claims. The only thing I can't laugh at you about is the J.A. Rogers book, haven't seen that one.