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A minority view first suggested by Yigael Yadin attempted to connect the Denyen with the Tribe of Dan, described as "remaining on their ships" in the early Song of Deborah, contrary to the mainstream view of Israelite history. It was speculated that the Denyen had been taken to Egypt, and subsequently settled between the Caphtorite Philistines and the Tjekker, along the Mediterranean coast with the Tribe of Dan subsequently deriving from them. This theory has not been accepted, however.