oldenburg-l - Nachricht 2007-09 00002

[Richard C. Ehlers <rcehlers(a)gate.net>]

Heiko,
I appreciate your response to my inquiry on the origin of the surname Ahlers 
as being a patronym of Ahlert from Adelhart = "edel + hart" = "noble + 
hard/stern", which I was aware of. Now where does the "noble" come from? Is 
it very interesting that King Harald Hardrade (= "The Hard") is the Viking 
that ruled all of this Northern region at ancient times! Please look up the 
historian "Adam Of Bremen" for some references on the web!
As to whether Vikings ever settled where they raided, one has only to 
mention places like Normandy, York, Dublin and most of all, down the Dneiper 
to Kiev where they put the Rus in Russia!
I offer these thoughts to find the real meaning of our unique surnames and 
thereby our descendency, as I hope you appreciate!
Best Regards,
Richard