TV programme Vikings depicts the exploits of raiding warriors AF archive / Alamy
The Vikings werenât all Nordic natives. They comprised multiple distinct groups of different peoples, according to a major study of ancient DNA.
âViking genetics and Viking ancestry is used quite a lot in extremist right-wing circles,â says Cat Jarman at the University of Bristol in the UK, who wasnât involved in the study. Many white supremacists identify with a âvery pure Viking race of just people from Scandinavia, who had no influence from anywhere elseâ.
In fact, the DNA evidence suggests the…
