I am from Clan Johnston from Caskieben. From what I gather, we are a branch of the Annadale Johnstons. All Johnstons of Caskieben are descended from Stiven De Johnston, born around 1350. Someone made a genealogical chart that traces Stiven back to Siward, Earl of Northumbria, who was a Viking, born in Scandinavia sometime before 1015.
I did not know how beautiful and fascinating the Scottish borders are. So much history and culture. I hope i can explore one day. Thanks Mark, brilliant channel!
Hi mark, your passion for my homeland the borders is unbelievable I'm a Crawford and I'm very interested in where I came from, but I love watching your videos keep up the good work!!!!😃😃😃
Maxwell, descendants of Maccus. The name Maccus comes up earlier in the same area, as the slayer of Eric Bloodaxe, in what was described as a viking dispute, by Saxon historians.
Interesting video. I liked the drone work and the music, as well as the enthusiastic presenter. The Borders isnt an area I would have previously associated with the Vikings. The Norwegian vikings invaded and colonised parts of Scotland and Ireland. The Danish vikings invaded, colonised and controlled large parts of England. So where do you think the vikings that were in the Borders region came from?
very interesting - my own surname -Kerr - is of norse origin, meaning marsh dweller - also a name well associated with the borders. Id guess a lot of the borders familys would have a good deal of norse blood in them too
The tweed or should I say the Ber was a highway for Viking settlers....they were up as far as Peebles and in as far as hawick.,...but there was a definitive border..,... Galashiels,Lauderdale to elvington and elphinstone near tranent....all the land east of here was bernica,from the firth of forth to the Tyne.,......the mutiny stones at byrecleugh hill,was a commercial bloomery iron furnace with Roxburgh being the port.......we really need to talk mark ,you will realise my theories are fact....the borders is historically one of the most important places on earth ...the truth is hidden in between what we are told and myth and legend....it's hidden for a reason
I read somewhere that the Vikings main trade was Human beings, Slavers. Dublin was their base. Hope I'm not getting mixed up with Game Of thrones? Could have been Morrisses book 'The Age Of Arthur'
You are right. Dublin and York were the two largest slave trading ports in Europe. The trade ceased in Ireland after the Norse defeat at Clontarf in 1014 and in England after the Norman conquest of York in 1070.
Mark, great stuff, Viking heritage myself Staveley originally was told they made staves in the Churches and Lund a real norse name on my nana's side. Anyway I drove past Clifton moor at Penrith today, The LAST battle between the Scots and the English on English soil! The Bonnie Prince was returning north, the rear guard of the Scots ambushed the English there, house to house fighting in the village and apparently 40 corpses of the battle were dragged into a corner of the graveyard and buried. It's on the old A6 south of Penrith.
The Norse heritage looms large in the Borders. The Armstrong, Kerr, Nicolson families for a start. Even my own Cockburn/Coburn ancestors can claim a Scandinavian (Danish, one would guess, looking at their Eastern location) progenitor in the form of Kolbrand.
Us Roma Border Gipsies/Aryan Steppe Nomads have left a massive impact, we're the original blue eyes, red and blonde hair gene carriers, we're why Edinburgh has the highest concentration of red hair gene carriers in the world. x :)
