# VIking misinformation

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viking-misinformation/1033225>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [September 20, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viking-misinformation/1033225 "2026-09-20T12:52:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viking-misinformation/1033225/21 "2026-09-23T11:57:49Z")

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> [@DesertDog](#):
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> Well the fact they named an island covered in thousands of feet of glacier Greenland says something, doesn’t it.

That mostly says they were the original Nigerian princes.

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**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viking-misinformation/1033225/22 "2026-09-23T12:34:53Z")

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I’ve read through this whole thread and still haven’t learned a thing about high-end ranges.

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**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viking-misinformation/1033225/23 "2026-09-23T14:29:38Z")

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Just for you, here’s a fun fact clearing up a popular misconception:

Luxury kitchen appliances didn’t wear helmets with horns.

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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viking-misinformation/1033225/24 "2026-09-23T14:32:29Z")

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> [@DesertDog](#):
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> Well the fact they named an island covered in thousands of feet of glacier Greenland says something, doesn’t it.

“They” meaning[that one guy.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_the_Red#Greenland)

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**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viking-misinformation/1033225/25 "2026-09-23T15:50:12Z")

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A proto-real estate agent.

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**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viking-misinformation/1033225/26 "2026-09-23T16:55:20Z")

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> [@TroutMan](#):
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> This is a really confusing thread.

> [@scudsucker](#):
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> Think about how confused the Vlkings are!

Since the OP mentioned the Muppets, here is what my confused mind thought first about..

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MTwq1_9VH68/hqdefault.jpg "The Muppet Show - In the Navy") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTwq1_9VH68)

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**Author:** ![gnarator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gnarator/32/8266_2.png) [@gnarator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnarator)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viking-misinformation/1033225/27 "2026-09-25T00:08:19Z")

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We should pit the NFL Hall of Fame for not inducting Jim Marshall.

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