The history notes that, during the raid, a dead man was thrown into a well.
The teams studypublishedtoday inCellshowcases the remarkable precision of DNA testing and the utility of multidisciplinary research.
DNAs structure wasnt even determined until the 1950s.
The remains of a man thrown in a well about eight centuries ago.Image: Åge Hojem NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet
By 2016, all of the well-mans bones and teeth were excavated.
The body remained there for nearly eight centuries, until it was found in the 1938 excavation.
The one-for-one identification was made thanks to analyses of ancient DNA extracted from the dead mans teeth.
The mans genome indicated he had blue eyes, fair skin, and blond or light-brown hair.
Sverresborg Castlethe ruins of it, at leastis in central Norway.
The team has eyes on other historic Norwegians for future studies.
Saint Olaf, Martin noted in a Cell release, is supposed to be buried somewhere in Trondheim Cathedral.
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