they WERE my ancestors. i always thought they were like 1,9m tall, i can just imagine a bunch of manlets running and i can only imagine how short everyone else was to get raped by them fricking loooolol
all scandinavians were vikings, not all vikings were pirates but all scandinavians were vikings. >The Scandinavians of the Viking Age are often referred to as Vikings as well as Norsemen, although few of them were Vikings in sense of being engaged in piracy.[8] > In their countries of origin, and some of the countries they raided and settled in, this period is popularly known as the Viking Age, and the term "Viking" also commonly includes the inhabitants of the Scandinavian homelands as a collective whole.
vikings were the scandinavians who travelled the creeks and raided where they went, vik means "creek" in swedish and -ing is how subjects end, like guling, fuling, snygging, etc
all scandinavians were vikings, not all vikings were pirates but all scandinavians were vikings. >The Scandinavians of the Viking Age are often referred to as Vikings as well as Norsemen, although few of them were Vikings in sense of being engaged in piracy.[8] > In their countries of origin, and some of the countries they raided and settled in, this period is popularly known as the Viking Age, and the term "Viking" also commonly includes the inhabitants of the Scandinavian homelands as a collective whole.
i like this theory better >One theory suggests that the word's origin is from the Old English wicing and the Old Frisian wizing that are almost 300 years older, and probably derive from wic, related to the Latin vicus "village, habitation".[21] > This implies that the word Viking was not originally connected to Scandinavian seafarers, but assumed this meaning when the Scandinavians began to dominate the seas.[26] > Even the word vikingr did not necessarily possess negative overtones nor was it always associated with violence, and only in the post-Viking age would negative overtones be attached to the word.[30]
I'd bet they still raped the shit out of one or more of your ancestors
they WERE my ancestors. i always thought they were like 1,9m tall, i can just imagine a bunch of manlets running and i can only imagine how short everyone else was to get raped by them fricking loooolol
You don't think they raped the shit out of each other?
yeah but not my ancestor
Bit disingenuous to not compare these heights to other ethnic groups at the time
>170cm
i can just imagine julius caesar as 158cm, fricking lol
Song dynasty men and women were about 10cm shorter.
>I am sure to win because my legs are longer
most vikings were peaceful farmers, the meme that vikings were just barbarians swinging axes is catholic religious propaganda
>most vikings were peaceful farmers
Then they weren't vikings you moron. Viking is not synonymous with scandinavian
all scandinavians were vikings, not all vikings were pirates but all scandinavians were vikings.
>The Scandinavians of the Viking Age are often referred to as Vikings as well as Norsemen, although few of them were Vikings in sense of being engaged in piracy.[8]
> In their countries of origin, and some of the countries they raided and settled in, this period is popularly known as the Viking Age, and the term "Viking" also commonly includes the inhabitants of the Scandinavian homelands as a collective whole.
vikings were the scandinavians who travelled the creeks and raided where they went, vik means "creek" in swedish and -ing is how subjects end, like guling, fuling, snygging, etc
Funnily enough, creekers bred with reavers in the British Isles.
i like this theory better
>One theory suggests that the word's origin is from the Old English wicing and the Old Frisian wizing that are almost 300 years older, and probably derive from wic, related to the Latin vicus "village, habitation".[21]
> This implies that the word Viking was not originally connected to Scandinavian seafarers, but assumed this meaning when the Scandinavians began to dominate the seas.[26]
> Even the word vikingr did not necessarily possess negative overtones nor was it always associated with violence, and only in the post-Viking age would negative overtones be attached to the word.[30]
Says you
There was a "giant" vking at Stamford Bridge in 1066 that was about 6'.. It is unsurprising what diet does to average height.
My descendants were Norman and I'm 6'3
sounds accurate
I'm a viKANG
I'm fookin Irish and I'm 6'4". Gotta remember your genetics play second fiddle to your nutrition as a child.
>IST - Fitness
sage