King Sverre Sigurdsson is considered a key figure in Norway’s medieval history, having ruled the country from 1184 to 1202 AD. The Sverris Saga chronicles Sigurdsson’s pursuit of sovereignhood during ...

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 ...

To be clear, the dead guy in the well was not a major figure in the annals of medieval Norwegian history. He gets a single line: “They cast a dead man into a well, and then filled it up with ...

Researchers say the discovery matched "very well" with a story documented in a historical text known as the Sverris Saga.

Martin, from the University Museum at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, this is the first time a person described in these historical texts has been found. This research opens a ...

A new analysis indicates the human remains found in a well in Norway are from a 1197 raid described in a royal history. A new scientific examination of 800-year-old human remains in Norway ...

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Now scientists say skeletal remains found in a well at Norway’s Sverresborg castle belong to the mysterious figure mentioned in a medieval saga. The new findings, using advanced DNA analysis and ...