Are the Vikings the reason why Scandinavians are so good-looking (on average)

[renaissance12]

A pretty unthoughtful statement considering that nowhere else in the world a cold climate has selected for blue eyes and blonde hair. And btw. Scandinavia is not cold but "too warm" compared to its latitudes.



This is nonsense, probably caused by some nordicist romanticism. All populations have been selected for suitability for their environment. All areas on this planet that provide a cold winter force people to be more planning than a climate where you can simply harvest three times a year. The requirement for plannning applies to Scandinavia but it's nothing specific.

On the other hand the Scandinavian heritable naiveity is a deficiency that is caused by the lack of a respective selective pressure. As for being exposed to human enemies Scandinavia was more of a protected refuge. So that's not exactly "survival of the fittest on steroids".



No, it sounds upside down. If there is a shortage of men, women must be less picky to get a man. It's known in Germany in the context of the huge loss of men in WWII. Or in today's Russia with a notable women surplus due to the comparably low life expectancy of Russian men (already before the 2022 Ukraine war).

3000 years B.C there were no indoeuropean in Europe..

They origin is in an area between Russia Ukrain and Caucaso mounts..

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

I do agree that Scandinavians take care of themselves better, one of the only people I knew who was completely active and didn't need any assistance to take care of themselves in their 90s was a Norwegian woman. I do think that they tend to carry themselves differently than other nationalities, but I've also seen this very quickly turn into arrogance. I remember briefly dating a Swedish boy when I was young, and this dude straight up convinced himself that every human being on Earth secretly wishes they were Swedish. Just that mentality alone was very off-putting. I also tend to find their over the top liberalism kind of off-putting.

And this is very beside the point, but I heard that in their culture, they won't even give you dinner if you're invited over to visit. Weird people!

I'm referring to my general impression of the Scandinavians as a collective. Regarding the Nordic model of social policies that's another story, about which I would also have a lot to say but it is outside the context of the topic. I've never been invited to a Scandinavian's house either, so I don't know what's customary there or not. Personally, I wouldn't mind if it's part of their guest culture, I would just have to accept it.

[#Oda#]

Funnily enough, in the UK there is a commonplace myth/half-truth that the Anglo-Saxon and Viking cultures were more egalitarian, and that our poisonous and severe class divides and inequalities were essentially an imposition by the Normans.

Thats interesting. I didnt know that.

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

And would you say that all of that, just as the OP says that they "inherited" beauty, comes from the "Vikings"?

As far as I know, a significant proportion of them are descended from Vikings, so if you're referring to physical characteristics, then a significant element has to be attributed to their ancestral lineage. The OP's question is extremely redudant and obvious. It's like asking if the Iberians are the way they are because they are descended from the Iberians of Antiquity or the Middle Ages. The answer is both yes and no. The current society and culture, as well as the way of life we lead, which is very different from that time, also has a huge influence on the way we treat and present ourselves. The Vikings would have been smelly, short, with rotten teeth, like almost everyone else at that time when compared to today.

[rothaer]

Yes, I also think they look good, but not because of the shallow reason of hair and eye colours.

Agreed.

[#Oda#]

Funnily enough, in the UK there is a commonplace myth/half-truth that the Anglo-Saxon and Viking cultures were more egalitarian, and that our poisonous and severe class divides and inequalities were essentially an imposition by the Normans.

Probably because the Anglo-Saxons were intermixing much more than the Normans, which is also seen by DNA.

[rothaer]

3000 years B.C there were no indoeuropean in Europe..

They origin is in an area between Russia Ukrain and Caucaso mounts..

Regardless of that the area that you do you describe is Europe as well: Why do you tell me that? What of all what I stated is at all related to that?

[Blondie]

All I see is cope from those who say that Scandinavians are 'ugly'.

Im not saying scandos are ugly, but not the best looking either. I think they are just average.

I guess it's just a case of a population evolving rather 'striking' features (blue eyes/blonde hair) as an adaption to the colder climate.

Light hair has nothing to do with cold climate, thats why yakuts, eskimos etc are all dark haired.

[Mopi Licinius Crassus]

Im not saying scandos are ugly, but not the best looking either. I think they are just average.



Light hair has nothing to do with cold climate, thats why yakuts, eskimos etc are all dark haired.

who do you consider the most attractive people to be ?
Eastern Euros? Balkans ?

[Blondie]

who do you consider the most attractive people to be ?
Eastern Euros? Balkans ?

I dont like classification, there are good and bad looking peoples everywhere. But in my opinion the Atlantid phenotype is attractive