A barbarian tribe's mythic origin story is true, ancient DNA reveals

	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