I've traced a good portion of my family tree back to Europe.
A couple of branched took some interesting turns. The most notable individuals allegedly in my tree included King John 2nd, Eric the Red, and Charlemagne.
With this kind of lineage you will need a proper introduction. I think Chaucer is your man. The pertinent part is at 1:20, but dare ya to stop watching once he gets rolling...
Well, he did have somewhere between 13 and 23 kids, depending on sources, 40 generations ago....
You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.
You cannot over estimate the unimportance of nearly everything. John Maxwell
