Viking World
Historical Timeline
Analyzing your genetic similarity to ancient Viking reference samples...
Preparing your genetic-similarity report
Viking Age communities carried Bronze Age, Iron Age, and seafaring layers across the North.
6Periods scored
356Dated matches
4,059Years spanned by your matches
Viking AgeStrongest similarity (50/100)
Periods and individuals through time
Bands show the periods scored in this report, with your similarity score for each. Portraits mark matched ancient individuals at their estimated date; the crown marks your closest match. Select a portrait to see details. The tables below carry the same information as text.
Your matches in chronological order
Period similarity scores
Fit-weighted affinity to each period's reference populations on a 0 to 100 scale. Values are similarity scores and do not add up to your ancestry.
| Period | Dates | Similarity | About this period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nordic Bronze Age | 1,700 BCE to 500 BCE | 0/100 | Bronze Age reference samples from Scandinavia. |
| Pre-Roman Iron Age | 500 BCE to 1 CE | 0/100 | Early Iron Age reference samples. |
| Roman & Migration Iron Age | 1 CE to 550 CE | 0/100 | Roman and Migration period reference samples. |
| Vendel Period | 550 CE to 750 CE | 0/100 | Vendel period reference samples before the Viking Age. |
| Viking Age | 750 CE to 1,066 CE | 50/100 | Viking Age reference samples from Scandinavia and beyond. |
| Late Viking & Medieval | 1,066 CE to 1,500 CE | 0/100 | Late Viking and medieval reference samples. |