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In modern TV shows like "Vikings" and "The Last Kingdom", vikings often have a "tribal" appearance portrayed with big beards, face markings/tattoos, or eyeshadow. How accurate are these portrayals? Do we know what the vikings really looked like?

by /u/Ergoberg in /r/AskHistorians

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