5. They were short and lean.
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Contrary to the popular image of Vikings as very large and muscular, resembling Conan the Barbarian, they were short and lean. They didn’t look like bodybuilders. Many of them had an average height between 5’7” to 5’9”. Not all Norsemen during the Viking age pillaged other territories. Most of the men were farmers and maintained a balanced diet of protein, grains, and greens.