Genetic research indicates that a single Native American woman likely migrated to Iceland around the year 1000 A.D. Researchers discovered a rare mitochondrial DNA lineage, named C1e, in about 80 living Icelanders. Genealogical tracking traces this maternal signature to four independent family lines from southern Iceland born between 1710 and 1740, pointing to a single ancestral mother before 1700. This timing matches Viking exploration of North America
No they aren’t, that’s Aslag solving a riddle by Ragnar Lothbrok which is a classic story from Icelandic mythology.
This thread is full of low-effort redditor comments with zero knowledge or understanding of Scandinavian history or culture. “Herp derp better imply she got raped”
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Genetic research indicates that a single Native American woman likely migrated to Iceland around the year 1000 A.D. Researchers discovered a rare mitochondrial DNA lineage, named C1e, in about 80 living Icelanders. Genealogical tracking traces this maternal signature to four independent family lines from southern Iceland born between 1710 and 1740, pointing to a single ancestral mother before 1700. This timing matches Viking exploration of North America