When the grave of 17th century Swedish bishop Peder Winstrup was opened a few years ago, scientists were amazed by two things

 When the grave of 17th century Swedish bishop Peder Winstrup was opened a few years ago, scientists were amazed by two things. One was the great state of the body of Winstrup, who died in 1679 at age 74 — he still had his beard, internal organs, and clothes all preserved by the dry and cold conditions under which he was buried.

Another myster was the fact that, near the body of the old bishop, the body of a tiny mummified infant was found. Some argued it may have been Winstrup’s illegitimate son, buried with him when he died to avoid scandal. Such a theory would have surely gotten spread far and wide, in earlier years. But thankfully today, we have DNA testing. So a DNA test was done on both bishop Winstrup and the baby mummy…

Turned out the truth was sadder, and less juicy — the baby was Peder Winstrup’s beloved grandson. They died around the same time and family decided to bury the little one with his grandfather so he could watch over him from the great beyond.