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There is one Brindisi, yes, although not the Salento?
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Some don't have a location listed. Have they been contacted or did you check surnames? These are the ones I quickly noticed that are Southern Italian generally but might perhaps be from Puglia. Can't tell, though: nothing definite.
Raffa and Filardo-(R-YP3994, and R-M198)
Gasbarro-R-M173
So, I definitely don't see Slavic R1a here.
Actually, given the history of Puglia, with all the contacts with the Northmen, I would think Scandinavian R1a makes more sense than Slavic, but who knows?
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[/FONT]http://www.orbilat.com/Encyclopaedia/N/Normans.html
Brindisi is part of Salento:
It encompasses the entire administrative area of the province of Lecce, a large part of the province of Brindisi and part of that of Taranto.
The peninsula is also known as Terra d'Otranto, and in the past Sallentina.
Also, I’m not sure if is important, but I see the Norman been mentioned, There is town in the province of Brindisi call San Vito Dei Normanni: Norman and some Slavic connection,
The village dates back to the Middle Ages (late 10th century), presumably by a colony of Slavs (emigrated from Slavonia) escaping the persecutions of the Saracens, and decided to settle in the fertile areas of San Vito founding "Castro Sancti Viti".[citation needed]
Some scholars believe that the city was founded by the Norman Bohemond of Hauteville ( 1050 - 1111 AD), son of Robert Guiscard, who, to satisfy his love of hunting, ordered the construction of a square tower, which still exists today.[6]
The small village originally grew in the late Middle Ages when the Normans ensured security from the constant attacks of the Saracens.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Vito_dei_Normanni