CNN —Researchers have connected the identity of skeletal remains found in a well at Norway’s Sverresborg castle to a passage in a centuries-old Norse text.
The text is rich in detail, including full names, locations, battles and military strategy as well as Sverre’s speeches.
For the latest study, Martin and his colleagues wanted to bring together historical, archaeological and genetic context for Well-man’s remains.
Excavations in 2014 and 2016 unearthed more of Well-man's remains, including his skull.
Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage ResearchA surprising portrait of Well-manAn initial radiocarbon dating analysis helped the research team confirm that Well-man’s remains were about 900 years old, which aligns with the timeline in the Sverris saga.
Persons:
King Sverre Sigurdsson, —, It’s, ”, Michael D, Martin, they’re, King Sverre, King Sigurd Munn, Sverre, Munn, “, Dr, Martin Ellegaard, Agnar Helgason, King Sverre’s, ” Martin, ” Ellegaard, Maja Krzewińska, Krzewińska, ” Krzewińska, he’s
Organizations:
CNN —, Cell Press, Norwegian University of Science, Technology’s University Museum, Roman Catholic Church, Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage, Technology, Palaeogenetics
Locations:
Norway, Trondheim, Europe, Bergen, Sverresborg, what’s, “, Stockholm, Sweden