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    My luxemburgish side dates back to the 1500's. What they did for a living? I have no clue.

    The Persian side, well I don't really know.

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    My Ancestors were from ancient Georgian tribe - Colchians. one of them was prist in the orthodox church, which located in west Georgia and called Ilori's st. Georges church. todayvillage Ilori is under the occupation of the Russian army and I heard, that Russian soldiers destructed some unique medieval murals !

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    On my mom's side I have many ancestors who were soldiers in the Ottoman Empire. My great-something grandpa was a high-ranking Janissary officer who revolted with other Janissaries against Sultan Mahmud II, the guy on the left. I also have Egyptian blood, so I guess I might be an ancestor of Narmer, the first pharaoh of Egypt. I am Palestinian as well.







    My dad is black (African-American), so I don't really know which regions of Africa his ancestors are from. So instead, here's a pic of Rihanna.




    I also have small drops of Chinese and Caucasion blood in my veins.
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    My ancestors were uncivilized Baltic peasants and treehuggers.
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    Come from Poland. I don't know much more, but I prefer the eventuality I have perhaps a winged hussar as great-great-great... grandfather, than the possible fact that all of my ancestry is a bunch of peasants.

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    Quite an interesting history on my part:
    On my mother's side, I have German settlers, Bavarians to be exact, coming to settle at request of one of the Hungarians kings (it could be any one of them, however most like after the Mongol Invasion period, to repopulate areas devasted by the Mongol massacres) up to the mid 14th century. Interesting fact: many people love it if they have noble blood in them? Funny thing is, in the county where my ancestors where part of the so called 'middle noble class' (possesing a large herd, armor and weapons of their own, and a huge-to large manor) Veszprém in western Hungary, the Káli basin to be exact had an exetremely funny situation from the 12th century onward: there were NO I repeat NO peasants only nobles from the lowest class to the highest i.e Barons living there. Imagine how extremely difficult it was to go to court for some crime... 'I am a middle class noble of middle-low birth so I outrank you! You will pay for letting your herds graze on my territory!' 'Wait a second, no you're not! I'm a lower middle class noble of upper-middle birth! I outrank you!' - Kudos to any who got the John Cleese reference

    On my father's side, I have the Bornemissza's, a noble family that rose to prominence in the 15th century, they were the ones who held the fort of Eger, against the Ottoman invasion in a ratio of 500 to 1 (as some accounts say) in the 16th century, besides that, a Hungarian noble line that streches as far back as the 14th century, the heraldic emblem of the family is a mounted soldier with the head of a defeated foe on his sword, judging from that doesn't seem my ancestors were a peaceful lot nevertheless the number of relatives dying at the age of 25-30 during times of occupation, and hardship throughout the centuries, aswell as a letter from the Prince of Transylvania commeding my ancestors for leading an armed rebellion against the Austrian during the 16th century suggest a really colourful and patriotic past, one that I can be really proud of.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jihad4Life View Post
    On my mom's side I have many ancestors who were soldiers in the Ottoman Empire. My great-something grandpa was a high-ranking Janissary officer who revolted with other Janissaries against Sultan Mahmud II
    You know janissaries were eunuchs right?

    Here's a mummified janissary missing his conical helmet:
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    Well, being an American, I'm kind of a mutt... I've tried to backtrack my ancestory, but there are so many obstacles in trying to discover these things. What I've managed to figure thus far, is that, from my father's side, I am English, Irish, German and Croatian (that I know of so far). From my mother's side, I get more German, French, Austrian, Polish, Prussian and Jewish(again, that I have found thus far). I would really love to track it further, but time and money are at a premium.
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    One half are Irish peasants and fishermen from the very Western shore of Ireland, the other are more murky, but come from the east of the Netherlands.
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    I've always had a problem with my ancestory. My mother's side is 100% Italian. Except it stops there. For my grandfather lived in an orphanage in Italy, so the lineage stops there. Can't track parents that don't exist. My father's side is 100% German, and when my Grandfather migrated to America from Germany, they butchered his last name at, Ellis Island I believe? So I'm still attempting to find out what our original last name was, for it was "Americanized."

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    I can trace my ancestors from my father-father side,back to the early 19th century.At the time they were living in Central Peloponese in Greece...Later they moved to Epirus,most likely,because there was too much violence in the area at the time(not sure though).My family were mostly farmers and/or builders,stonemasons actually.A notable one,was my greatgrandfather who did manage to ambush/trap,kill some and finally make a group of about 20 Italians surrender,or something similar.
    I will try my mother's side too,her origins are from Epirus too,but they have a name of Turkish origin.

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    Quote Originally Posted by diez View Post
    A notable one,was my greatgrandfather who did manage to ambush/trap,kill some and finally make a group of about 20 Italians surrender,or something similar.
    I think a bit of backstory is required before people start getting confused with this Why is this a good thing??
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    LOL,some hours after I wrote this I happened to hear the story again...My great-grandpa and a few others managed to force a group of about 30-40 Italians to retreat,and hide in cave...They did trapped them in there,and killed some of them,who tried to counter-attack until the rest surrendered.
    Quote Originally Posted by mynameisowen View Post
    I think a bit of backstory is required before people start getting confused with this Why is this a good thing??
    Well,the fact that something is "notable" does not mean it is good or bad...I think is just worth mentioning(and I think it is in this case).
    Besides that,why is this so bad?He was defending his homeland from invaders...Nor they did anything gruesome to the surrendered enemy.Also,a few professional soldiers could do great harm to the nearby villages,as they did later,by burning some of them,and killing many not able to fight people.

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    What I mean is, what were the circumstances? When did it happen? I don't expect that your granddad went on a rampage for no reason. Was it WWII? I am partly interested and partly trying to forewarn you that some people may be like- wha?
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    Yes it was during the WW2.My fault,for not mentioning from the start,but i thought you would understand when I talked about Italian invaders.It was during one of the Italian assaults in the mountainous areas of Epirus.Sorry,I don't know any more information about this.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mynameisowen View Post
    What I mean is, what were the circumstances? When did it happen? I don't expect that your granddad went on a rampage for no reason. Was it WWII? I am partly interested and partly trying to forewarn you that some people may be like- wha?

    Yet again Owen you struck comedic gold. I've been laughing for a good thirty seconds.
    Let me set the scene: It is an autumn night. The greek village is all but calm, save for a few loud Italians camping outside the settlement. The Italians, having come for R&R to the beautiful greek countryside having been partying hard. Ever since their arrival they have been watched by greek farmer, by the name of Diez's grandfather. The villagers got on with them quite good: they could sell their surplus goods, such as fresh vegetables and the like at an increased price to the Italians (who even in a foreign land could not go without eating pasta for even a day).

    One day however, everything changed. The Italians rode into the city on their red horses, which they called "Ferrari's". They approached the village elder, demanding an audience with (due to the bad dictionary that they brought with them) translated roughly to: I wish an audience with your king!
    The elder, knowing the customs of old, decided that the descendants of the ancient kings must be brought. Unfortunatley for our Italians friends, the "village" they had camped in front of was none other than the ruins of Sparta.

    The king, (who for some reason beared the name Leonidas) came forth. What is it that you want? - He asked in a furious tone.
    Yet again our Italians friends, due to the incompetence of the writers of the dictionary asked instead of: We would like some mineral water and some housing for the night, said instead:
    Earth, and water.
    Unbeknownst to the Italians, they had just signed their death warrant. The Spartans, who remembered the tales of old, believed the Persians had come back for another round of good old fighting to the death. They threw the Italians into the village well.

    The next scene was nearby, in the town restaurant (named Thermopülai) where the Italians asked: (again due to the bad translation) instead of saying: Please give me a fork and spoon, they said something along the lines of: Lay down your weapons!
    To which the answer was: Molon labe! - Come and take them.

    The next night the greeks descended upon the Italian encampment, armed with Haplon shields and spears, like their ancestors of old, they forced the Italians into a cave where they started killing them, however the Italians were saved when the nearby authorities, who were just putting up signs near the village: WARNING THIS VILLAGE CONTAINS DANGEROUS, VIOLENT GREEKS (EVEN MORE THAN THE ATHENIANS) found the Italians and rescued them.

    Well atleast that scenario played in my head reading that comment.
    Edit: Diez has answered the question. Blast. They should seriously start making a show where they take Persian tourists to Sparta, just for the fun of it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Diodredai View Post

    Yet again Owen you struck comedic gold. I've been laughing for a good thirty seconds.
    Let me set the scene: It is an autumn night. The greek village is all but calm, save for a few loud Italians camping outside the settlement. The Italians, having come for R&R to the beautiful greek countryside having been partying hard. Ever since their arrival they have been watched by greek farmer, by the name of Diez's grandfather. The villagers got on with them quite good: they could sell their surplus goods, such as fresh vegetables and the like at an increased price to the Italians (who even in a foreign land could not go without eating pasta for even a day).

    One day however, everything changed. The Italians rode into the city on their red horses, which they called "Ferrari's". They approached the village elder, demanding an audience with (due to the bad dictionary that they brought with them) translated roughly to: I wish an audience with your king!
    The elder, knowing the customs of old, decided that the descendants of the ancient kings must be brought. Unfortunatley for our Italians friends, the "village" they had camped in front of was none other than the ruins of Sparta.

    The king, (who for some reason beared the name Leonidas) came forth. What is it that you want? - He asked in a furious tone.
    Yet again our Italians friends, due to the incompetence of the writers of the dictionary asked instead of: We would like some mineral water and some housing for the night, said instead:
    Earth, and water.
    Unbeknownst to the Italians, they had just signed their death warrant. The Spartans, who remembered the tales of old, believed the Persians had come back for another round of good old fighting to the death. They threw the Italians into the village well.

    The next scene was nearby, in the town restaurant (named Thermopülai) where the Italians asked: (again due to the bad translation) instead of saying: Please give me a fork and spoon, they said something along the lines of: Lay down your weapons!
    To which the answer was: Molon labe! - Come and take them.

    The next night the greeks descended upon the Italian encampment, armed with Haplon shields and spears, like their ancestors of old, they forced the Italians into a cave where they started killing them, however the Italians were saved when the nearby authorities, who were just putting up signs near the village: WARNING THIS VILLAGE CONTAINS DANGEROUS, VIOLENT GREEKS (EVEN MORE THAN THE ATHENIANS) found the Italians and rescued them.

    Well atleast that scenario played in my head reading that comment.
    Edit: Diez has answered the question. Blast. They should seriously start making a show where they take Persian tourists to Sparta, just for the fun of it.
    Splendid , I'd like to +rep you for that, but I can't I need to +rep someone else first. But nice story though

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy-j View Post
    Splendid , I'd like to +rep you for that, but I can't I need to +rep someone else first.
    Seconded,

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    Going a ways back: from my mom's side, Hungarian my ancestors were landed nobility originally from Transylvania and later moved to Hungary. From my dad's side my ancestors were officers in the Ottoman army, they were of Circassian origin and ended up in Egypt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WarlordZ View Post
    Going a ways back: from my mom's side, Hungarian my ancestors were landed nobility originally from Transylvania and later moved to Hungary. From my dad's side my ancestors were officers in the Ottoman army, they were of Circassian origin and ended up in Egypt.
    WoW! First of all, hello there my distant cousin! I too am partly too a member of a Hungarian noble family from Transylvania. That's a pretty colorful past . So right now you are in Egypt I presume? Which language is the "offical" household language? Turkish, or Hungarian? There must be alot of fighting on how many hours did the battle of Mohács last, was the siege of Belgrade a honorful victory or not and the like .

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