A barbarian tribe's mythic origin story is true, ancient DNA reveals(science.org)
250 points by benbreen 4 days ago | 250 comments
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HN Discussion:
  • ↑Draws parallels to Herodotus whose wild claims were later validated by research
  • ↑Questions why anyone doubted this given obvious Scandinavian naming evidence
  • ~Points out this origin story was already widely known or referenced historically
  • •Adds linguistic and etymological observations about Gothic loanwords
  • ~Finds the discovery underwhelming compared to other mythic origin stories