The Medieval Warming, which was eventually followed by a Solar Maunder Minimum and Little Ice Age, is well known. And the Mongols weren’t the only band of murderous (in the best sense) barbarians who expanded their reach during that centuries long age. There are plenty of Irish folks with “son” at the ends of their family names whose ancestral roots go back to some formerly frozen hovels on the coasts of Norway and Sweden. Dublin itself was a Viking outpost.
“the Mongols weren’t the only band of murderous (in the best sense) barbarians who expanded their reach during that centuries long age. There are plenty of Irish folks with “son” at the ends of their family names whose ancestral roots go back to some formerly frozen hovels on the coasts of Norway and Sweden.”
BOL! It wasn’t just the Irish, who had “son” at the end of their surnames. Throw in the Scots, Welsh and a good % of the English.
The funniest story I have heard on this “Soning of the Isles” happened in America in the early 1900’s, two young boys and their sister were visiting their staid old American Aunt from the Isles with no Son at the end of her name.
The Aunt decided to tell the three youngsters with a Son at the end of their names about the evils of their ancestors and how they robbed and raped the good people of the Isles.
After about 15 minutes of a one sided lecture of the evil of the Soning horders from across the ocean, the Aunt asked the three how they felt about that.
The oldest boy said, “Auntie, I’m very glad all of that happened, or the three of us wouldn’t be here or anywhere.
The Auntie glared at him and told the three to go outside and play.