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dylan604today at 3:41 PM1 replyview on HN

Doesn't the English monarchy claim lineage back to David?


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simionestoday at 3:57 PM

No, they don't. But they do claim lineage to Alfred the Great, whose lineage is traced by legendary sources to Woden/Odin, and from there to Noah and Adam. In some versions, Beowulf is also part of that lineage.

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