What Vikings Really Looked Like. - In short they looked like women.
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[QUOTE]Sørensen asked various experts about the accuracy of these popularly held beliefs — and as it turns out (and hardly surprisingly), most of us are quite a ways off from knowing the real picture of Viking life.
For example, archaeological finds have revealed tweezers, combs, nail cleaners, ear cleaners, and toothpicks from the Viking Age — a strong indication that they were cleaner (and possibly far daintier) than we tend to give them credit for. Viking men and women had very similar faces — and if anything, men were more feminine looking in their features than the other way around. In fact, archeologists tend to have a hard time telling male and female Viking remains apart.
She explains that Viking women often had pronounced jawbones and eyebrows, whereas in the men, these features were more feminine than what archaeologists are accustomed to when trying to determine the gender of ancient skeletons.
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[URL]http://sciencenordic.com/what-vikings-really-looked[/URL]
haha! He looks like a woma--HEY STOP RAPING MY WIFE AND BURNING DOWN MY VILLAGE!
Manowar disagrees.
[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;37053992]haha! He looks like a woma--HEY STOP RAPING MY WIFE AND BURNING DOWN MY VILLAGE![/QUOTE]
Not only did vikings keep us in the dark ages longer than we should have been, but they were more often buggering each other furiously.
So we have viking girly men bumming each other while grooming their hair.
So aparantly they all looked like well groomed animu final fantasy characters..
Well that's not very metal...
[QUOTE=NorthernFall;37054029]So aparantly they all looked like well groomed animu final fantasy characters..[/QUOTE]
[img]http://www.advancedanime.com/pictures/normal_1-se-39f1.png[/img]
best viking ever
And this ladies and gentlemen is why vikings are shit and pirates are awesome.
[QUOTE=Zenpod;37054047]And this ladies and gentlemen is why vikings are shit and pirates are awesome.[/QUOTE]
Mongolians.
Vikings aren't mongols.
Well, that kills the whole bearded barbarian mood.
Fuck
So apparently being hygienic is not a manly trait, better stop taking showers.
[QUOTE=nox;37054227]Most military organizations are very obsessive over small details when it comes to uniform and appearance. Being self-aware of your hygiene isn't feminine.[/QUOTE]
Shhh don't let these guys know that
if they actually start cleaning themselves and leaving their mom's basement they might breed more dirty children
Hot, does this make me a viking?
[QUOTE=Webby2020;37054258]Shhh don't let these guys know that
if they actually start cleaning themselves and leaving their mom's basement they might breed more dirty children[/QUOTE]
if he read it properly he'd notice that the woman had identical features as the males had.
Silly article, the kirtle was an overtunic and typically made of wool
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[QUOTE=Zenpod;37054047]And this ladies and gentlemen is why vikings are shit and pirates are awesome.[/QUOTE]
Thank you, Alestorm
go apply eyeliner somewhere else
Ahh, good old Viking hair braiding.
[IMG_THUMB]http://satwcomic.com/art/trans-fear.jpg[/IMG_THUMB]
[QUOTE=a-cookie;37054261]Hot, does this make me a viking?[/QUOTE]
Are you a peasant who regularly goes on business trips where you murder and rape people?
Do you dress flamboyantly with fabulous colours?
If you answered yes to all of the above questions then you are indeed a viking.
[img]http://sciencenordic.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/620x/Gallery%201.jpg[/img]
they looked like hipsters
[QUOTE=suppertime;37054340]Are you a peasant who regularly goes on business trips where you murder and rape people?
Do you dress flamboyantly with fabulous colours?
If you answered yes to all of the above questions then you are indeed a viking.[/QUOTE]
~bitch I'm fabulous~
[IMG]http://i50.tinypic.com/w2ehxz.jpg[/IMG]
Just because you're raping and pillaging, that's no excuse not to keep yourself in good condition.
This is really no surprise to me.
If you read the whole article (I read the Danish source), it paints a different picture. The Danish article words it in a way that would suggest that the men [I]were[/I] more feminine, but that the women were more masculine than the men were feminine. It also states that the general height was pretty low, but this is pretty much the fact for any human being a thousands years ago. Vikings are still more awesome than pirates, compared to other people in their respective time periods.
[QUOTE=ShootEvryRapper;37054094]Vikings aren't mongols.[/QUOTE]
I know; they're Mongolians.
I'll never be able to listen to Amon Amarth without imagining a bunch of girly men storming the English beaches now.
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;37054366]~bitch I'm fabulous~
[IMG]http://i50.tinypic.com/w2ehxz.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
It's the anti-santa.
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You better watch out...
You better not cry...
[QUOTE=Taepodong-2;37054409]girly men [/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Taepodong-2;37054409]storming the English beaches[/QUOTE]
does not compute
they could look like a gay pride parade, but if they can lop off English heads like a bunch of champs, they're way more manly than any of us
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[QUOTE=mac338;37054421]It's the anti-santa.
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You better watch out...
You better not cry...[/QUOTE]
Viking Santa. You give him presents and he doesn't kill you.
I thought we've known that vikings were generally well groomed for a while now?
[QUOTE=RobbL;37054538]I thought we've knowen that vikings were generally well groomed for a while now?[/QUOTE]
well the article had to mention that they don't wear horned helmets so it's probably not really aimed at the knowledgeable
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;37054366]~bitch I'm fabulous~
[IMG]http://i50.tinypic.com/w2ehxz.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Oh hey! It's Ian from the Seattle Living Computer Museum.
[img]http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-PH253_0823co_H_20110823170803.jpg[/img]
Edited:
[sp]The joke is a big burly man with a beard. They aren't the same people[/sp]
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