One of my 24th Great-grandfathers on my father’s side. William Conqueror De Normandie I was also a 24th great-grandfather. The two lines came together when Elizabeth Beauclerc (1101-1166) married Lord Fergus Galloway (1090-1166) hand had daughter Bethoc McFergus, great-grand-daughter of both William and Harald.
After all, don’t all good stories involve pirates?
A slightly different perspective, history in song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDAsflcMi9s&list=PLWcHKOGpa3XuNsgoksgA6a5L2-es4EZ8K&index=121