{"id":23738,"date":"2024-10-25T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.niku.no\/?p=23738"},"modified":"2024-10-25T20:04:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T18:04:23","slug":"dna-analyses-reveal-that-the-man-in-the-well-at-sverresborg-was-blond-blue-eyed-and-from-the-south-of-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.niku.no\/en\/2024\/10\/dna-analyses-reveal-that-the-man-in-the-well-at-sverresborg-was-blond-blue-eyed-and-from-the-south-of-norway\/","title":{"rendered":"DNA analysis reveal that the man in the well at Sverresborg was blond, blue-eyed, and from the south of Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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\r\n\t\t\t\tThe man in the well<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\tThis man\u2019s fate in 1197 was briefly described in Sverre\u2019s Saga. With the help of DNA and osteological analyses, we can now tell a great deal about the man\u2019s physical characteristics and where he came from. Photo: \u00c5ge Hojem, NTNU University Museum.\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t

DNA analysis reveal that the man in the well at Sverresborg was blond, blue-eyed, and from the south of Norway<\/h1>\r\n\t\t
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Analyses of the skeleton retrieved from the well at Sverresborg in Trondheim in 2016 shed new light on a dramatic story from King Sverre\u2019s saga. Now, researchers know how old the man was, what he looked like, and where in Norway he was from.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t

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