In a message dated 10/22/00 10:17:48 AM, eastonnixspam@c2i.net writes: << For those of you that read Norwegian, there is an article today in Aftenposten online that says unequivocally that a man can trace his ancestors all the way back to Halvdan Svarte and even gives a list of the lineage. >> I guess us men should feel proud that this does not also apply to women. But actually, you women should feel fortunate that it doesn't apply to you. Which means you will actually have to discover your own ancestry by researching the records yourself. And that is where you will also discover the true fun of genealogy. A list of ancestors is truly meaningless unless your only interest is in having a list of ancestors! To answer your question, this (the list of ancestors, without supporting documentation) has no relationship to genealogy whatsoever. Arlan