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01/27/2011: Norwegian foundation plans DNA analysis of Rollo the Viking


A Norwegian foundation called Explico will attempt to discover if Rollo the Viking was Danish or Norwegian and settle a dispute that has been raging for centuries in Scandinavia.  They will do this by retrieving DNA from corpses of Rollo's descendants.  William the Conqueror was supposedly one of Rollo's descendants, so this project is also of great interest in the UK.  Click here to read more.

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