It's also reminiscent of the garbled family trees I had to deal with in my genealogical research. Merovingian roots (no proven branches), and so on. One line made its latest mistake in the lineages that claimed the Scottish throne after the passing of the Elder Line (Canmore,etc.) and even linked it to the Merovingians, the Roman Emperors, the Herodians, the Maccabees, the Egyptian Pharaohs and ultimastelu,the Serpent Men of Venus.