saxon, All of a sudden? I got my degree in "Early Scandinavian Culture" 30 years ago. My name changed when I divorced my husband 20 years ago because I didn't want his name or my father's name... for quite good reasons. I'm 5'10" with blond braids below my waist and the high cheekbones of the Norse, so there is no way that I could hide my ancestry even if I chose to disregard it. How about you? Carolly