The Stream

The Ahnenerbe, a German word meaning 'inherited from the forefathers', was an institute in Nazi Germany that researched the history of the Aryan race, attempting to prove that mythological Nordic populations had once ruled the world. Hidden amongst the innards of a modern pharmaceutical company of Das Volker Syndicate, its 21st Century version has become focused on the Mitochondrial DNA of a Glasgow teenager. At the tender age of 17, maybe her blood, and its many secrets, is too young to be spilled?For Daniel Lauridsen, a simple business trip to the Faroe island becomes a race against time for him, and the girl, as history begins to unravel ...