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Osteologist measuring a Viking Age femur on an osteometric board, skull and long bones lined up on the lab table

How Tall Were the Vikings? The Answer from Skeletons, Backed by Data

How tall were the Vikings? 1.72 m for men, 1.58 m for women according to the skeletons: figures cemetery by cemetery, the real giants, contemporary accounts, the series, and today's heights.