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How tall were the Vikings?
The average Viking was 8-10 cm (3-4 inches) shorter than we are today. The skeletons that the archaeologists have found, reveals, that a man was around 172 cm tall (5.6 ft), and a woman had an average height of 158 cm (5,1 ft).

People who had access to more or better food in the Viking age were often taller than the average person due to having a better lifestyle. The height of a Viking is often mentioned by the people they came in contact with. For instance, the Arab diplomat, Ibn Fadlan met the Rus people at Volga, which is today in modern day Russia.