Re: Vanir,etc.

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Smith"
<mytoyneighborhood@...> wrote:

> Hi Marc, you wrote:
>
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Marco Moretti"
> <marcomoretti69@...> wrote:
>
> > Nobody ensure that characters which we call Nordic were exclusive
> of
> > Northern Europe. They were found so far as in Africa.
>
> very good point Marc. Ancient Egyptian wall paintings also show

that

> some of the Syrians and Libyans, and even some Egyptians with fair
> hair and skin and blue eyes. In Egypt red hair was associated with
> Set, and several Pharoahs had red hair. I'm not sure if this
> necessarily meant they were fair-skinned and "nordic' looking, as

red

> hair is a gene mutation, and one can still be dark skinned and fair-
> haired, as the case with Australian Aborigines. I've heard that

the

> Spartans were described as blond (originally).
>
> However, I don't know why you say David was blond, the Bible says

he

> was "ruddy", basically in Hebrew would be a dark tan, and some
> translations have tan here instead of ruddy. I'm assuming Aharon

is

> Aaron, and the Bible also says nothing about him being red haired.
> Or are you referring to someone else?

Hello, Michael!

Probably David's hair had a lighter colour than brown. In any case he
was not black-haired. In Italy tan or ruddy-hair is often defined
as "blond". I have read somewhere of David's blond hair, but probably
it was a faulty translation. In any case, blond hair were really
found.
Pardon my improper orthography, I meant Aaron (and in any case usual
trascriptions of Hebrew names found in European languages are at
least imprecise). The reference of his red hair comes from
Samaritans. They are a separate people that lives in Israel, and that
is highly endogamic from at least two millenia. They are
considered "heretic". I saw many photos os Samaritans. They are blond
or red people and have a quite fair skin.
Australian Aborigenes are a very peculiar case. Often they
have "meches", that is brown hair with blond tufts. But I know of no
other similar haired people.
I also saw some photos of albino Africans: they have a very fair skin
(easily subject to ustions) and beautiful red hair. Also their
physionomy is different, they have more European features.
Unfortunately, they easily develop skin cancer.

> All humans came from the same gene pool, there are no
> seperate "races."

I know. The remotest origin of all mankind was somewhere in Africa,
but details of migrations and differentiation of physic features are
lost, probably forever.

Best wishes

Marco