DNA analysis of ‘Well-man’ thrown into castle well corroborates 800-year-old Norse saga

Norwegian researchers have used genetic analysis to potentially identify the remains of a medieval figure described in an 800-year-old Norse saga. The study, published on October 25 in the journal iScience, analyzes skeletal remains discovered in 1938 at the Sverresborg Castle in Norway..

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