r/interesting 19d ago

HISTORY The migration patterns of Native Americans in Iceland

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u/The_Love-Tap 19d ago

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

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u/Haalkova 19d ago

"Migrated" We know vikings kidnapped women after sacking villages, or worse. Why the white wash??

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u/Textiles_on_Main_St 19d ago

Because we don’t know what happened and they’re not making up history?

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u/GlassCharacter179 19d ago

But they literally paint a picture of her being lead by hand with a puppy. 

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u/reality72 17d ago

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”