New DNA Evidence Reveals What Vikings Really Looked Like

A crew of 34 sailors from 10 countries embarked on a modern-day reenactment of the Viking voyage to North America aboard the Draken, the world's largest reconstructed Viking ship. Their journey from Norway was plagued by setbacks, including a torn shroud and a ripped sail, forcing stops for repair in the Shetland and Faroe Islands.

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