169K views · 2.7K reactions | So many Irish women were captured by the Vikings during their expeditions. #historytime #vikings #viking #iceland #mythology | The History Scribble
[0:00]So many Irish women were taken by the Vikings during their fierce expeditions that they
[0:04]ended up forever changing the genetic history of an entire nation.
[0:07]These relentless navigators raided villages and monasteries with the firm purpose of capturing
[0:12]prisoners, carrying away hundreds of young women.
[0:15]When settling in icy Iceland, the Norsemen did not arrive alone.
[0:19]They dragged these very same captives with them.
[0:21]Today, genetics reveals an astonishing fact.
[0:24]Although most male lineages come from Scandinavia, an immense part of Icelandic maternal heritage