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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/s41586-020-2688-8 A global view of the OCA2-HERC2 region and pigmentation https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22065085/ Muddying the Waters: reconsidering Migration in the Neolithic of Britain, Ireland and Denmark https://tidsskrift.dk/dja/article/view/129698 Massive migration from the steppe was a source for Indo-European languages in Europe https://www.nature.com/articles/nature14317 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/doi/10.1098/rstb.2013.0384 The Vikings on the Continent in Myth and History https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-229X.00258 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 #Vikings #VikingHeight #VikingGenetics #NorseHistory #ScandinavianTraits #VikingDiet #WhyWereVikingsTall #HistoryOfVikings #VikingCulture #NorseMythology #ScandinavianDNA #VikingAppearance #VikingLife #NorthernEuropeHistory