just off the top of my head, figures who have been described as redheads: Richard the lion heart, Alexander the great, Elizabeth I (before going bald), Napoleon, Thomas Jefferson, Judas Iscariot, Oliver cromwell, Mark twain, King David, Vladimir Lenin, Boudicca, Antonin Vivaldi, Leif Erikson, Caligula, Mehmed the conqueror, Fredreick Barbarossa, Vlad Tepes Dracula, Vincent van Gogh and Achilles just to name a few. im sure there are many im forgetting.
It seems a disproportunate number of important people were gingery at least. Obviously, this would appear higher in families, but this important redhead phenomenon is not confined to royals. Is there something special about redheads? And while it is associated with celts, a quick look at that list shows it is by no means confined to celts.
There are lots of legends surrounding redheads, some positive but mostly negative.
Some of it might be differences in perseption. What some people consider ginger might be strawberry blonde or light brunette to others. Its hard to tell just how "red" some people were.
More likely its just that in the past there were simply more redheads running around in general. In fact, the earliest Europeans were probably tan skinned redheads (picture that!). Ive heard that at present there are fewer redheads in proportion to the population than ever in the past (1 percent of the population). It was much higher in the past, most likely. but still uncommon enough to be mentioned by chroniclers. But red hair has constantly been being reduced in the population. Its kind of sad to imagine that in the future we might not have any more gingers.
Anybody else notice how many HF characters seem to be redheads? or is it just me?
PS its still me, Keny, despite the name change
