Norse ancestry?

Does anyone know if I can also connect with my ancestors ( who are definitely northern-european ) and if that's an effective way to also learn about Norse paganism? Or are they two entirely different things in general? Just wondering if these things have a link or not, since my ancestors have worshipped in a similar way and I'm also very drawn to these things and this type of paganism, how subtle it may be.

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Norse refers to all of Scandinavia and depending on where in Scandinavia you are pulling from, you'll get a different style of Heathenry. My Scandinavian ancestors are Norwegian and Danish, however, I pull from Icelandic sources. Many Heathens tend to pull from all of Scandinavia and no matter where you pull from, honoring the ancestors is usually a big deal.

Whatever you learn from your ancestors will be treated as unverified personal gnosis, and while that is important, you'll want to learn through the historical sources anyway.