# Huge advance in Norse research! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 3, 2003, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-advance-in-norse-research/172856 "2003-05-03T15:04:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-advance-in-norse-research/172856/1 "2003-05-03T15:04:29Z")
It’s true! In an arctic cave in Canada, it turns out they’ve found a frozen Viking explorer. That’s right, and he shows _no visible signs of decomposition_! They say that using modern technology, they should be able to dethaw him and it will lead to huge leaps in our knowledge of the Norse peoples! How do they know he’s a Viking? He’s wearing the standard horned cap and furs, and they hope his knowledge of Viking magic will lead to advances in medical knowledge! Isn’t that amazing? I read it all in the Weekly World News! ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-advance-in-norse-research/172856/2 "2003-05-03T15:10:02Z")
What do Viking ships have to do with Nose research? ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-advance-in-norse-research/172856/3 "2003-05-03T15:11:46Z")
Who smells the evil lurking in the hearts of men? The Shadow Nose! ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-advance-in-norse-research/172856/4 "2003-05-03T15:22:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Speaker for the Dead \* > \*\*It’s true! In an arctic cave in Canada, it turns out they’ve found a frozen Viking explorer. That’s right, and he shows _no visible signs of decomposition_! They say that using modern technology, they should be able to dethaw him and it will lead to huge leaps in our knowledge of the Norse peoples! > > How do they know he’s a Viking? He’s wearing the standard horned cap and furs, and they hope his knowledge of Viking magic will lead to advances in medical knowledge! > > Isn’t that amazing? I read it all in the Weekly World News! \*\* I hear the Buffalo Man and the Bat Boy dug him up. ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-advance-in-norse-research/172856/5 "2003-05-03T16:08:18Z")
Haha, that reminds me… did you see the pictures of Bat Boy fighting in Iraq? ---
**Author:** ![Osbie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/cdc98d/32.png) [@Osbie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osbie)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-advance-in-norse-research/172856/6 "2003-05-03T17:03:35Z")
Unfrozen Norseman Lawyer! ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-advance-in-norse-research/172856/7 "2003-05-03T18:18:26Z")
I seem to recall that there are no examples of Vikings _ever_ wearing horned helmets, except in Wagnerian operas. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-advance-in-norse-research/172856/8 "2003-05-03T18:22:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zenster \* > \*\*I seem to recall that there are no examples of Vikings _ever_ wearing horned helmets, except in Wagnerian operas. \*\* Well, scratch that! **Speaker** says they found him in a horned helmet, so it must be true. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-advance-in-norse-research/172856/9 "2003-05-03T18:25:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Speaker for the Dead \* > \*\*Haha, that reminds me… did you see the pictures of Bat Boy fighting in Iraq? \*\* I did. I think he was biting Sadaam Hussein in the neck. Worse yet, I think Sadaam kind of liked it. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-advance-in-norse-research/172856/10 "2003-05-03T20:20:09Z")
Shoulder, actually, if I recall correctly. And I think there’s some evidence of a very minor use of the horned helmets, but its definitely not “typical.” ---
**Author:** ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-advance-in-norse-research/172856/11 "2003-05-03T21:19:06Z")
I’ve usually heard that Scandinavians hadn’t worn horned helmets since the Bronze Age. The evidence might have changed, though, what with all these frozen Vikings being found… So how long until the WWN reports the discovery of canned Vikings? ---
**Author:** ![Latch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f475e1/32.png) [@Latch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latch)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-advance-in-norse-research/172856/12 "2003-05-04T14:12:43Z")
[best Pauly Shore voice] Heeyyyy… buuuudddyyy, we gotta unfreeze this caveman dude, bro… he’s totally chillin’… look at the helmet on his melon.[/Pauly Shore] I’ll just let myself out… ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-advance-in-norse-research/172856/13 "2003-05-04T16:52:46Z")
Ok, who else thought this said “Huge advance in **Horse** research?” ---
**Author:** ![Pythagras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/45deac/32.png) [@Pythagras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pythagras)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-advance-in-norse-research/172856/14 "2003-05-04T20:03:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Osbie \* > \*\*Unfrozen Norseman Lawyer! \*\* _Chops defendant with battle axe_