DNA reveals Vikings who invaded Britain were actually returning to their homeland

Vikings have long had a special place in British lore (Picture: Getty Images)

The Vikings were, among other things, Nordic raiders, plunderers and slaughterers intent on conquering England.

They also may have been a tad homesick.

There’s long been a belief that the English are descended from Anglo-Saxons, who scuffled with Roman gladiators in the fourth century.

And after the first binge-drinking Danish Vikings got to Britain in the eighth century, the DNA of these...