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Norse-Norman-Anglo-Saxon Ancestral Heritage

Viking-era towns of Scandinavia
Viking expeditions (blue line): depicting the immense breadth of their voyages through most of Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, Northern Africa, Asia Minor, the Arctic, and North America. Lower Normandy, depicted as a ″Viking territory in 911″, was not part of the lands granted by the king of the Franks to Rollo in 911, but Upper Normandy.
A model of the knarr ship type
Sea-faring Norsemen depicted invading England. Illuminated illustration from the 12th century Miscellany on the Life of St. Edmund (Pierpont Morgan Library)
Everyday life in the Viking Age
One of the few surviving manuscript leaves from the Heimskringla Sagas, written by Snorri Sturluson c. 1230. The leaf tells of King Ólafur.
The Stora Hammars I image stone, showing the saga of Hildr, under what may be the rite of blood eagle, and on the bottom a Viking ship.
Pre-Viking era longboat carvings – Gobustan State Historical and Cultural Reserve, Azerbaijan

Viking Age

Normans

Angles

Jutes

Saxons

Frisians

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Collins (Kollsson) Agnatic Norwegian Lineage (650 – present)

22 Knight Commanders of the First Crusade (1096 – 1099)

72 Landowner-Tenants Registered in “Doomesday Book” (1086 AD)

99 Westminster Abbey Ancestors

55 Knight Companions of William The Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings

24 Baron Sureties of the Magna Carta of 1215

6 Effigy Knights of Temple Church, London

Historically Noted Military Commanders

Illustrious Barristers of Gray’s Inn

Illustrious Barristers of Lincoln’s Inn

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St Aethelberht I (552 – 615) King of Kent, 1st English Christian King

Alfred The Great (849 – 899) 3rd King of England

Arminius “The Great” (17 BC – 21 AD) Prince of Teutons

William d’Aubigny, Earl of Albemarle (died 1139) Pincerna Regis

Sir Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban (1561 – 1626) MP

John I de Balliol, Baron Balliol (1208 – 1268) founder of Balliol College

Henri de Beaumont (1047 – 1119) Earl of Warwick

Thomas à Becket (1118 – 1170) Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr and Saint

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, KG, PC (1650 – 1722)

Richard “Strongbow” de Clare, Earl of Pembroke (1130 – 1176) Justiciar of Ireland

Cnut the Great, King of Denmark, Norway and England (994 – 1035)

Christopher Columbus, a.k.a. Prince Segismundo Henrique Jogaila (1451 – 1506)

Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, Vice-Admiral (1748 – 1818)

Edward Collins (1603 – 1689) 1st Deacon of Congregational Church of Cambridge

Collins (Kollson) Agnatic Norse Lineage (650 – present)

Cerdic Gewissae of Wessex, 1st King of West Saxons (470 – 534)

Charles II Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, KG, PC (1764 – 1845) British Prime Minister

Hroðgar Halfdansson (526 – 620) King of Denmark

Robert “Guiscard” de Hauteville, Duke of Apulia and Calabria (1015 – 1085)

Hengest Wihtgilsson von Sachsen, 1st Jute King of Kent (414 – 488)

Hereward the Wake (1040 – 1072) Rebellion Leafer Against Norman Rule of England

Sir Thomas de Holland, KG (1314 – 1360) 1st Baron Holand

Charles Howard, KG, PC (1536 – 1624) Lord High Admiral of the English Fleet

Duke John Howard, KG (1421 – 1485) Earl Marshal, Lord Admiral

Icel of Angel, 1st Iclingas King of Mercia (455 – 501)

John Locke FRS (1632 – 1704) English Philosopher, Physician

George Catlett Marshall, KB (1880 – 1959) 1st Five-Star U.S. Army General

Sir William le Marshal, 1Earl of Pembroke (1146 – 1219) Regent of England

Bernard Law Montgomery KG (1887 – 1976) British Army Field Marshal

Redbad “The Pagan”, 9th King of Frieseland (670 – 719)

Ragnarr “Loðbrók” Halfdansson (c. 765 – 845) King of Denmark & Sweden

Reverend John Rogers (c. 1500 – 1555) Author of “Thomas Matthew” Bible Hauteville

Rollo Ragnvaldsson, 1st Duke of Normandy, Count of Rouen (860 – 930)

Rurik, Grand Prince of Novgorod (830 – 879)

Bertrand Russell, FRS (1872 – 1970) Mathematician, Nobel Prize Laureate

Sigge “Odin” Fridulfsson of Asgard (50 BC – 30 AD) 1st King of Scandinavia

Ivan IV “The Terrible” Vasilyevich (1530 – 1584) Tsar of All Russia

Vladimir I Svyatoslavich (ca. 950 – 1015) Ruler of Kievan Rus

Henry de St Clair – Sinclair, 7th Earl of Rosslyn (1255 – 1336)

Henry Sinclair (1345 – 1404) 1st Sinclair Earl of Orkney, 9th Baron of Roslyn

Elfhere Scylding “Beowulf”, King of Geatland (526 – 620

Snorri Sturluson (1179 – 1241) Icelandic Poert, Author of the “Prose Edda”

Edmund Spencer (1552 – 1599) Tudor Court Poet Laureate

Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG (1874 – 1965) Prime Minister

Theodoric I (393 – 451) King of the Visigoths

Thorfinn “the Black”, 18th Jarl of Orkney (1009 – 1064)

William The Conqueror (1028 – 1087) 1st Norman King of England

Other notable descendants:

Aella, King of Northumbria ( – 867)

Giles d’Argentan (Baron) (1247 – 1314)

William le Gros (died 1179) 1st Earl of York

William d’Aubigny, Earl of Albemarle, Lord of Buckenham (1064 – 1139)

James de Audley, Baron Audley (1316 – 1391)

Hugh d’Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester (1047 – 1101)

Baldwin de Redvers (died 1155) 1st Earl of Devon

Sir Hugues de Beauchamp, Viscount of Stratford (1040 – 1114)

Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester (1047 – 1119

Hugh Bigod (1095 – 1177) 1st Earl of Norfolk

Stephen IV de Blois, King of England (1135 – 1154)

Bohemond I, Prince of Taranto, Prince of Antioch, 1st Crusader (1057 – 1111)

Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford & Essex (1116 – 1220)

Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford (1275 – 1322)

Edward III “The Confessor”, King of England (1002 – 1065)

Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland (1274 – 1329)

Hamo Lupas (Earl) Smythe de Carrington (1045 – 1088)

Henry Cavendish, FRS, chemist, discovered hydrogen (1731 – 1810)

Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, Magna Carta Surety (1153 – 1217)

Osbert de Clinton (1126 – 1162) Hauteville

Robert Collingwood, High Sheriff of Northumberland (1486 – 1551)

Ormus de Davenport (1046 – 1086)

Patrick d’Evereux (1122 – 1168) 1st Earl of Salisbury

Thomas de Dutton, 7th Lord of Dutton (1214 – 1272)

David Malpas Egerton (1277 – 1362)

Sir Thomas Egerton, Viscount Brackley, Lord Chancellor, Lord Keeper (1540 – 1617)

Reginald FitzRoy (1100 – 1175) 1st Earl of Cornwall

Miles FitzWalter, 1st Earl of Hereford (1092 – 1143)

Sir Osbern Giffard (1049 – 1096)

Walter de Giffard, Lord of Longueville (1010 – 1084)

Harold II Godwineson, King of England (1022 – 1066)

Hugh de Grentemesnil, Sheriff of Leicester, Governor of Hampshire (1030 – 1098)

Anchetil de Greye, Primogenitor of Noble House of Grey (1052 – 1087)

John de Grey II, KG, Baron Grey of Rotherfield (1300 – 1359)

Torf de Harcourt “The Rich” (928 – 960)

William Hastings, Steward to King Henry II (1130 – 1183)

Tancred de Hauteville (1010 – 1041)

Sir Tihel I de Heron (1046 – 1090)

William Heron (Sir) Baron of Ford and Bokenfield (1240 – 1296)

Francis Howard, 5th Baron Howard of Effingham (1643 – 1694) Crown Governor of Virginia

Henry de Lacy, 3rd Earl of Lincoln (1240 – 1311) Founder and Eponym of Lincoln’s Inn

Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath, 4th Baron Lacy (1125 – 1186)

Walter de Lacy, 1st Baron of Weobley (1045 – 1085)

Ranulphus de Mesnil Warin (Mainwaring), Lord of Peever (1020 – 1090)

Sir Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Essex (1092 – 1114)

Sir William de Montagu, KG, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (1328 – 1397)

Roger de Montgomerie, Governor of Normandy (1018 – 1094)

William de Mowbray, 4th Baron Montbray (1172 – 1223)

Richard I of Normandy, Count of Rouen (932 – 996)

Rollo Ragnvaldsson, 1st Duke of Normandy, Count of Rouen (860 – 930)

William de Roumare (1039 – 1067)

Rurik, Grand Prince of Novgorod, 1st Tsar of Russia (830 – 879)

Sir John de Roueray (1000 – 1066) later Drury & Drewry

Daniel Rutherford (1749 – 1819) Physician, Chemist

Sæberht of Essex, Founder of Westminster Abbey (585 – 614)

Adam Smith, Jr. (1723 – 1790) Economist

Sveidi ‘the Sea King’Heytirsson (650 – 710)

Gerard de Tancarville (known as ‘de Roumare’) (1018 – 1066)

Tancred, Prince of Galilee, Regent of Antioch (1072 – 1112)

Richard (Sir) de Tyldenne (later Tilden) (1160 – 1189)

Hubert Walter, Archbishop of Canterbury, Chief Justiciar of England (1167 – 1205)

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Steven Wood Collins (1952 – still living) Antiquarian, Genealogist, Novelist

By Steven Wood Collins

I spent most of my life unaware of my ancestral heritage. Sure, I knew of the personal history of my more immediate relatives; but beyond that, I never had any inkling as to my ancestral heritage. Then one day many years ago my sister said to me, “I sometimes wonder about our family background.” And so my quest to discover our genealogical roots commenced.

I started building my family tree with the very basic relationships, going back in time from my grandparents, one ancestor at a time. That initial effort proved to be the hardest part of the pursuit, mainly due to my lack of expertise as a novice genealogical researcher. As I gained familiarity with the databases and how to efficiently mine them, my progress gained ever-increasing momentum. Today, The Patricians! tree (Ancestry.com) contains nearly 120,000 individuals, stretching over 135 generations, 5,800 of which are my direct ancestors in a genealogical sense.

During this trek back in time, I encountered fascinating figures in both history and obscurity. This blog contains many stories about their genealogical relationship to me (and many of you). By far and away, as a student of history, the historically obscure individuals are of particular interest to me. I cite Baron “Blue Beard” Montmorency-Laval de Rais (1405 – 1440) as an example of a historically maligned personage whose real contribution to history, as both a playwright and hero of France, has yet to be properly recognized. Another example is Earl Edward de Vere (1550 – 1604), who’s yet to gain widespread recognition as the actual author of the body of literary work wrongly ascribed to William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616).

My life-long interest in international economics and finance continues unabated. I primarily demonstrate this professional involvement as a contributor to the Long Room, the members-only international finance professionals' forum hosted by the Financial Times of London.

I'm an avid recreational scuba diver who enjoys traveling to exotic dive sites. My love of the sea and marine life gives me an unbounded appreciation and support of “green” issues, especially those devoted to the conservation of endangered species and coral reefs.

He continually posts results of his personal genealogical research to his Goodreads Authors Blog. Entitled The Patricians - The Ancestral Heritage of Steven Wood Collins, the work represents thousand of hours of his research efforts and related commentary.

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