How Tall Were Vikings The Truth About Viking Height

Discover the truth behind the towering stature of the Vikings! From their protein-rich diets to their unique genetic heritage, this video dives into what set these legendary Norse seafarers apart. We’ll explore how lifestyle, genetics, and environment combined to make the Vikings taller than many of their contemporaries.

Population genomics of the Viking world
https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158...

A global view of the OCA2-HERC2 region and pigmentation
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22065...


Muddying the Waters: reconsidering Migration in the Neolithic of Britain, Ireland and Denmark
https://tidsskrift.dk/dja/article/vie...

Massive migration from the steppe was a source for Indo-European languages in Europe
https://www.nature.com/articles/natur...

Health and Nutrition in the Preindustrial Era: Insights from a Millennium of Average Heights in Northern Europe
https://www.nber.org/papers/w8542

Mitochondrial DNA variation in the Viking
age population of Norway
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/do...

The Vikings on the Continent in Myth and History
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...


Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:41 Hunter-Gatherers
1:47 Anatolian Farmers
3:13 Steppe Ancestry
4:27 Nordic Bronze Age
5:39 Viking Age
8:46 How Tall Were They?
10:33 Blonde Hair and Blue Eyes


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