<ArlanS@aol.com> a écrit dans le message : 23.27174cc.27247a0a@aol.com... > > 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 > And after having read Vigerust's article which he reposted on the Norwegian ng: news:no.fritid.slektforsking.diverse, I see that at least 8 people here have been invented and that he has nothing to do with the Bratt family from Gudbrandsdalen, it's a mere hoax! kelly petit