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The Danes colonised England. They never left but merged with the existing population. https://www.britannica.com/place/Danelaw https://www.britannica.com/place
by grey-area 4mo ago
The Danes colonised England. They never left but merged with the existing population.
https://www.britannica.com/place/Danelaw https://www.britannica.com/place/Danelaw
- bpodgursky 4mo agoNot really, the genetic contribution of Danes to modern English DNA is somewhere 0-10%. There was some merging but pretty marginal.
- grey-area 4mo agoThey were the ruling class of half of England for a significant period. That is not marginal. It influenced laws, culture and language, though later displaced by the Normans who also had a profound impact. Were the Normans also marginal as they did not have a huge genetic impact?