How DNA reveals Vikings never left Scotland – BBC REEL
The Vikings conquered many of Scotland's islands, as well as the mainland, in the 8th and 9th centuries. They came, they conquered, they left, or so the story seems to say.
Today, historians are reassessing the legacy left by the Vikings on islands like Islay, a small island of about 3,000 people off the west coast of Scotland.
Linguistic and DNA evidence now suggests the Vikings never really left, as BBC Reel's Melissa Hogenboom reports.
Journalist and producer: Melissa Hogenboom
Editing and camera: Adam Proctor
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