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Scientists Think a Skeleton Found in a Well Is the Same Man Described in an 800-Year-Old Norse Text
More than 800 years ago, raiders threw a dead body into a well outside a Norwegian castle. The incident is chronicled in a ...
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Man thrown from castle into well during siege in Norway identified 800 years later
In cultures around the world, stories of great battles and powerful people are passed down from generation to generation. Stories can change from fact to fantasy as each new group passes them ...