Journal+6-Narrative

I have many different legends from all the different sides of my family. These legends all originate from my Danish, Greek, and British origins.

I shall first start with legend originating from my Greek origin. The legend is that my sister and I are directly descended from the Ancient Greeks. Our last name says it all. Our last name, Polites, means "citizen" in Ancient Greek. This leads us to believe that one of our ancestors was a citizen of an Ancient Greek city-state, and the name, Polites, has been passed down for several thousand years in the male line, until it has reached the most recent generation, my sister, my cousins, and me.

The second legend in my family is more recent, and more detailed. This legend originates from my British origins. My dad's grandmother was descended from a once wealthy British family with the last name of Chu. The Chu lived in the British colony of Pennsylvania. They were a very wealthy, aristocratic family. During the American revolution, the Chu family remained loyal to the Crown (ironic that I'm descended from Loyalists when I myself am a very passionate Patriot). It was the Chu family's loyalty to Britain that ultimately led to their downfall. After the American Revolution, the Chu family lost their wealth and their property. The Chu House still exists today, but it no longer belongs to its rightful owners.

The last legend is one I am most proud of. It comes from my Danish origins. The legend is that I am descended from Vikings. This one is based solely off the fact that my mom’s side is purely Danish, with the exception of one known Swedish ancestor. Never the less, my mom’s side of the family is purely Scandinavian, and the Vikings were Scandinavian. In fact, the nation of the Vikings directly transitioned into the current states of Denmark and Sweden. The grounds for the formation of these states were created when King Harold Bluetooth unified the Vikings. His grave resides in Jelling, Denmark. It is because the nation of Denmark was created from a huge part of the Viking population, and that my mom’s side of the family is purely Danish, that one can logically conclude that I am most likely descended from Vikings.

These are three of the biggest legends of my family. I believe every single one of them is true, and so does the rest of my family.