“Popular culture must take much of the blame for the stereotype of the tall, blond, and blue-eyed Norwegian, but the fact is that a thousand years ago, Norwegians looked different than we do now. There were more migrants in Norway, and black hair and darker skin were more common than they are today. It is only in recent times that blond and blue-eyed individuals have become prominent.”
Uh…. say whaat?
Dark skin and more migrants today in the late 1100s in Norway?
Did you even read the beginning of the article? That was just a man thrown in to a well to poison water.
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Its not Sverre.
Just some dude they killed taking the castle.
From the article:
“Popular culture must take much of the blame for the stereotype of the tall, blond, and blue-eyed Norwegian, but the fact is that a thousand years ago, Norwegians looked different than we do now. There were more migrants in Norway, and black hair and darker skin were more common than they are today. It is only in recent times that blond and blue-eyed individuals have become prominent.”
Uh…. say whaat?
Dark skin and more migrants today in the late 1100s in Norway?
Did you even read the beginning of the article? That was just a man thrown in to a well to poison water.
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