Scandinavia just have a superior healthcare system, especially for producing correct, 100% correct statistics, not just a bunch of oddly pre- and postsorted ones.
However, angloamericans are fascinated with their own faulty view on vikings, more suitable for their own nightmares and romantisism of violence, colonies and slavery for which they prefer to look back into more similar cultures for guidance on how to deal with colonies and slaves, even the decision process of democracy and dictatorship as well as territory and property.
Yes, you got it right with Rurik, Igor as Ingmar, Oleg as Olaf, while Svyatoslav got a more slavic name, for many reasons.
However, you still seem to have severe problems mixing names, words, languages in general and genes as well as culture, traditions. On the other hand, it is fairly common where both basic education, media and public debate are dysfunctional, trying to deal with domestic dilemmas.
Searching for the "one and only original founding superior gene" was popular in the 1800s, especially were slavery and regular virtuous genetic cleanliness was important.
Still a problem in some small and even large corners of the world. |