And I don't think a single one of you prove every link from you back to Knut. My own supposed line back to Knut as shown by Geni at the moment, meets the first problem in late 16th century, where Else Pedersdatter most certainly is linked to the wrong parents, which will ofcourse sever the link back to Knut on this line.
I think all of you stating that Knut is your xxth great grandfather will find the same problems.
These doubtful links between people should ofcourse be severed until better sources about their relationships can be found, if possible. And if not possible, their lines should stop there and not show wishfull thinking, hearsay, maybes or other things that make our genealogy uncertain.
Well I think Remi has a point, it is important to have the lineage right, so thats not bullying.
Personally I do not care who I am related to after the 15 - 19 lineage back.
In the year 800, there was close to 500 000 people in the danish area, in the year 1200 there where app. 1 Million. 10 % of the danish population today is somhow related to Gorm the old, that is close to 500 000 persons. well that means that 90% is not thats close to 4.5 Million people.
Is it important, well proving the lineage back, that is the challenge I am 70 to 80 % sure, I know that my Grandmother isn't my Grandmother how? My father is adopted, but I know it do not matter because it was my grandmothers sister that gave birth to my father. But that do not have to be the case back in time, one thing is 100% sure, you will always know who the mother is, but are you sure about the father? could be the milkman or the postman or anyXX man. The problem or challenge if you like is, the mother is not always mentioned only as YYDaughter(dottir) "Really", or is just convinient that the wiffe is YYDaughter, the lineage have a possible XXfather but it do not make the lineage belivable does it?
My lineage back to Knu(t)(d)(th)
Knut den harde is Per Skulason's 31st great grandfather
Per Skulason
Dig
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Skuli Skulason
your father
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Betty Paulina Mathilda Jacoba Jensen
his mother
→
Anna Cathrine Elisabeth Magnussen
her mother
→
Hans Peter Djurhuus
her father
→
Hans Djurhuus
his father
→
Andreas Djurhuus
his father
→
Maren Margrethe Wang
his mother
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Anna Cathrina Olufsdatter Wang
her mother
→
Oluf Hansen Wang
her father
→
Maren Olufsdatter
his mother
→
Anna Jensdatter Wiberg
her mother
→
Anna Christoffersdatter
her mother
→
Christoffer Nielsen Lunov, til Rugård & Nystrup
her father
→
Niels Jespersen Lunov
his father
→
Marine Jensdatter Munk, til Rugaard
his mother
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Jens Madsen Munk, til Visborg
her father
→
Mads Jensen Munk
his father
→
Jens Nielsen Munk
his father
→
Helene Olufsdatter Saltensee
his mother
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Oluf Jensen Saltensee
her father
→
Jens Olufsen Saltensee
his father
→
Oluf Tokesen Saltensee
his father
→
Margrethe Olufsdatter Glug
his mother
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Gyda Ebbesdatter Hvide
her mother
→
Ebbe Skjalmsen Hvide
her father
→
Signe Asbjørnsdatter Sprackling
his mother
→
Asbjørn Ulfson Sparckling
her father
→
Ulf Thorgilsson Torgilsson, Jarl af Danmark
his father
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Torgils «Sprakling» Styrbjörnsson Styrbjørnsson, Jarl
his father
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Thyra Haraldsdottir
his mother
→
Harald I "Blåtand" Gormsson
her father
→
Gorm "den Gamle", dansk konge
his father
→
Knut den harde
his father
I agree, after 15-20 generations I dont really care as much who is my ancestors. But its important to not mix theories, speculations and fantasy with real sources.. To point out weakness in sources and lineages is not bullying... Our ancestors 15-20+ are our common ancestors and that makes it even more important that our information is correct and that the research we do are traceable in primary sources.. I cant prove any of my ancestors if there isnt a primary source. Whats true before written history I have no way of knowing, but theories and speculations made by historians and genealogists has to be proved by primary sources and not just be accepted as truth..