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Headline : DNA evidence shows how well Irish integrated with Vikings

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Cutting-edge DNA sequencing of more than 400 Viking skeletons from across Europe and Greenland will rewrite the history books debunking our previous image of these invaders, pirates, and warriors. Some were even Irish who had assimilated with the Vikings.

Co-first author Dr. Daniel Lawson from the University of Bristol played a pivotal role in the international research that was published in 2020, led by the University of Cambridge and the University of Copenhagen.

Dr. Lawson said: โ€œThe Vikings have an image of being fierce raiders, and they certainly were.

"What was more surprising is how well they assimilated other people. Scottish and Irish people have integrated into Viking society well enough for individuals with no Scandinavian ancestry to receive a full Viking burial, in Norway and Britain.

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