DNA Analysis Confirms Sverre Saga
Material evidence supports accuracy of Old Norse text.
A DNA analysis of a skeleton found in a well at the ruins of Sverresborg in Norway has confirmed details from the medieval Sverre Saga. The skeleton is believed to belong to a man killed during the 1197 siege of Sverresborg and thrown into a well, as described in the historical saga. Through moder…
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