DNA Evidence Supports Norse Saga Claim of Man Thrown into Well to Poison Water in 1197

In 1197, during a siege of Sverresborg Castle near Nidaros (now Trondheim, Norway), the Norse saga "Sverris Saga" recounts that attackers threw a man's body into a well to poison the water supply. Thanks to modern DNA technology, researchers now believe they have identified the remains of this man.