Skeletons of related Viking-era men to reunite for exhibit


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Employees from the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen unpack the skeleton of a man found in a mass grave in Oxford, England. Photo AP

The skeletons of two related Viking-era men, one who died in central Denmark and the other who was killed in England during a massacre ordered by a king, are set to be reunited for an exhibition opening in Copenhagen this month.

Scientists on both sides of the North Sea have established a genetic link between the Norsemen. DNA tests showed "that they are either half brothers or nephew and uncle, ” University of Copenhagen geneticist Eske Willerslev said.

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