This story here explains in great detail about these Anglo-Saxons and Danes going to Constantinople to get away from the Normans in England. There should still be remanants of L11*/P310* DNA there. Quote: According to the recently discovered Chronicon universale anonymi Laudunensis, a group of English notables immigrated to Byzantium in 235 ships, reaching Constantinople in 1075. Some 4350 of the emigrants and their families remained in Constantinople in imperial service, while a majority of the refugees sailed to a place called Domapia, six days journey from Byzantium, conquered it and renamed it Nova Anglia (New England).[28] Another link here reinforces this story and specifically mentions Danes from the north (Danelaw) ... Quote: Nonetheless, warriors with a different origin began to arrive on the scene. After the Normans had conquered England in 1066, many of the established families preferred to seek their fortune in foreign lands. At first it seems that most of these exiles from England had Danish origins from the so-called Danelaw, and they subsequently followed the footsteps of their Danish cousins to Byzantium. But soon many Anglo-Saxons followed also, often making up the majority of the Guard. A chronicler at this point distinguishes between Inglinoi, Rhos and Vrangoi, ie between Anglo-Saxons, Russians and Scandinavians. Yet another link here addresses the issue of warriors departing England for Constantinople ... Quote: In fact most historical sources and most historians suggest that the first wave of English refugees from the Norman yoke left England after the defeat of Herewards resistance in Ely in 1072, and arrived in Byzantium in about 1074 in time to help a previous emperor, Michael Doukas, repel a barbarian siege. The earliest Byzantine mention of their presence in the Varangian Guard (which hitherto had comprised Scandinavians and Kiev Rus) is in 1080 when Angli were listed as forming a part of the Guard. It is quite possible that in 1080/1 English reinforcements had joined the earlier refugees. The Anglo-Saxons and Danish warriors in the South West counties of England appear to have mostly accepted the Normans as overlords and done quite well under them. However, there was some warring in 1069 when sons of the defeated King Harold, tried to forment a rebellion at Exeter against the Normans, but it appears to have been minor and wrapped up quickly.
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