Ground-Breaking DNA Sequencing Study Shows Vikings Weren’t Who We Believed Them to Be

“The remains of 442 exhumed Viking bodies and their genetic testing has unearthed many facts we could not know until the detailed DNA study. It shed more light when the genetic material assimilated from these ancient samples was analyzed compared to the data collected from 1,118 ancient individuals and 3,855 current residents of various countries such as Sweden, Denmark, and the United Kingdom…  The gravesite in the Scottish Orkney Islands had all the markings of a Viking burial, replete with ceremonial swords and such. This place had two bodies, and neither of them was Viking…. In fact, their DNA sequencing revealed that one was from Scotland and the other from Ireland….  Further analysis of the DNA collected from the burial sites found…  the Vikings weren’t just Scandinavians. In fact, their genetic ancestry has been traced back to Asian and Southern European influences… with many Vikings having non-Scandinavian genetic roots.