DNA Study Reveals Shocking Link between Skeleton in Norwegian Well and Ancient Norse Saga

New DNA analysis has connected remains found in a well at Sverresborg Castle in Trondheim, Norway, to events from the 12th-century Sverris Saga, which describes a siege during which a dead body was allegedly thrown into the well to poison its water. This study, using radiocarbon dating and DNA sequencing, offers unique insight into Norse history by merging science and legend.

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