YEA! My family history for 500yrs I am the last women viking warrior I guess in my family, they are all dead and I am 1/2 way through my life maybe 30 or 40 or less.

My family was from Norway, Around 1608, Jones purchased the Mayflower and became its Master, what we would call a captain today, Jones’ first voyage on the Mayflower was to Norway in 1609 where the ship transported fish, lumber, and tar. The ship began leaking during a storm on the way back to England and the crew had to dump some of its cargo overboard to save it.

On that ship was an ancestor of mine she was a young woman in her 20's they told me, and she was off to marry an English man. She was a teacher. She had 12 children.

One of these children moved to North Dakota gained statehood in 1889. The railroads became the engine of settlement in the state so many men and women moved to start new lives. This wonderful woman became a school teacher just like her grandmothers, he had also 9 children.

In 1888, my Great Grandmother was born, in 1915 she gave birth to her first daughter, my grandmother, at this time they moved to Minnesota she married a nice man who was in the laundry business and she was a seamstress. They had 2 sons. One was my father.

In June 10, 1950 he married a sweetheart while he was working at a gas station. He had into the Korean war, after serving when he got out, the young women cheated and broke my father's heart.

On September 1st he met my mother who was a waitress, he was still working at a gas station starting to become a contractor. He married her only because a baby was on the way! I was on the way!

His brother got married had a son but he could never have kids so they adopted.

I had 2 children who are grown.

But I am the last Viking in 500yrs who's ancessors came from Norway!