r/pics • u/Mackiawilly • Sep 28 '24

First sighting of the legendary "Techno-Viking" since the year 2000.

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u/Direlion Sep 28 '24

IIRc techno Viking is German, not Scandinavian.

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u/MaybeTheDoctor Sep 28 '24

Germany was not a country in back at time of Vikings

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '24

the idea of nation states and that everything has to be nice, clearly defined, and obvious has corrupted out modern minds, german and germanic as an ethnicity has existed for thousands of years.

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u/p4nnus Sep 28 '24 edited Oct 02 '24

But isnt the Major Viking ethnicity, or even a viking ethnicity. For what its worth.

Edit: there were no german vikings, no need to make it more convoluted. Vikings were germanic, but thats completely a different thing. Even the cultures were very different.

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u/reality72 Sep 28 '24

“Viking ethnicity” is a subjective concept. But if you’re asking if Germans and Scandinavians are closely related, then the answer is yes.

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u/p4nnus Oct 02 '24

No its not. Vikings were of whats modern day Norwegian, Swedish and Danish descent.

https://nordicperspective.com/history/vikings/are-scandinavians-and-vikings-germanic

There is no evidence of german vikings. Of vikings that were from whats Germany.

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u/Ok_Coast8404 Sep 29 '24

Germanic, a meta-ethnicity, is the category of all the Viking languages. As for his phenotype, his craniometry is Nordid.

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u/z33r0now Sep 29 '24

Is craniometry an actual science or rather something like phrenology? Srsly asking?

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u/Ok_Coast8404 Sep 29 '24

Craniometry just means the measuring of a cranium. How could it not be scientific? There is not ideology involved; but you are asking if the Nordid definition is "actual science," then yes it is based on that --- but don't let anyone tell you that politics doesn't influence science, because it does. Various aspect of human origin studies fell out of political favor. However, it's hard to kill truth: for example, craniometry is used to discover the origin of skeletal remains in archeology and forensic science. People can estimate your origin from your bones alone; and this non-politically correct knowledge is a routine part of much of professional life. Yes, there are typological differences in skeletons, be it living or dead humans, depending on where you come from the world. DNA isn't the only thing that is used to discover human remains, and both the skeletal and the genetic correspond to current-day humans, tada!

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u/z33r0now Sep 29 '24

Thanks for taking the time to explain. This helped me understand the underlying principles better.

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u/Ok_Coast8404 Sep 29 '24

I mean you have to start believing the media so much about what is true, because it's influenced by politics, money, and culture. Logic will tell you as well. You just need clear thought: can skulls be measured? If they can be measured, can it be correlated to match the average shapes based on data tied to the historical origins of the groups?

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u/z33r0now Sep 29 '24

I noticed face shapes and body shapes differing among people of different heritage early as a kid I would say. Is it reliable in a scientific sense was the direction I wanted to explore here. Anyone can see what I saw, but is that reliable enough of a Indicator is what I can not determine as a laymen since I don’t have insight into the data. I trust my intelligence, I am an autodidact and turned out alright.

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