A 12th-century Norse saga tells of an invading army from the south razing a castle stronghold and throwing a dead body into the well to render the water undrinkable. Human remains believed to be those of this so-called "Well-man" were discovered in the 1930s, providing valuable potential outside confirmation of the tale.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 8:00am
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The Sverris saga, a quasi-fictional historical account from the end of the 12th century CE, recaps the reign of the medieval Norwegian king Sverre Sigurdsson. One of the best-known passages describes ...
10/25/2024 - 7:07 am | View Link - “Well-man” thrown from castle identified from 800-year-old Norse saga
A passage in the Norse Sverris Saga, the 800-year-old story of King Sverre Sigurdsson, describes a military raid that occurred in AD 1197, during which a body was thrown into a well at Sverresborg ...
10/25/2024 - 6:50 am | View Link - An Ancient Norse Saga Could Hold the Key to Identifying the “Well-Man”
New research offers clues to the identity of the "Well-man," an enigmatic set of human remains that are described in an ancient Norse saga.
10/25/2024 - 5:56 am | View Link - Man thrown down well over 800 years ago finally identified thanks to DNA
The body of a man thrown down a well over 800 years ago has finally been identified from his DNA. A passage in the Norse Sverris Saga - the story of King Sverre Sigurdsson- describes a military raid ...
10/25/2024 - 4:08 am | View Link - ‘Well-man’ thrown from castle identified from 800-year-old Norse saga: DNA study
A recent study has brought new insights into an 800-year-old story from the Norse Sverris Saga that recounts a dramatic military event at Sverresborg Castle near Trondheim, Norway. In AD 1197, during ...
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