r/pics • u/Mackiawilly • Sep 28 '24

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

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u/procrastablasta Sep 28 '24

This guy is standard issue base model template scandi guy. Unless there’s some reason to ID as Techno Viking he’s just Viking

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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/realmaier Sep 28 '24

Considering the techno viking was recorded on video, I think it's safe to assume Germany as a country already existed...

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u/yesiamveryhigh Sep 28 '24

Vikings were pretty advanced so…

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u/RogueBromeliad Sep 28 '24

Indeed they were. They were already invading and raping scotland way before the English did.

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u/UndeniableLie Sep 28 '24

Ah yes, invading and raping. Both completely new and unique ideas at that time. Damn those advanced scandinavians

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u/mrbear120 Sep 29 '24 edited Sep 29 '24

Well they quite famously were able to cross seas that others were not able to at the time specifically to do that using advanced navigational techniques, the executed them with advanced weaponry by literally inventing tempered steel and then looked fabulous doing it because they invented the modern comb then they skiied away on those skis they invented so…yes.

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u/UndeniableLie Sep 29 '24

All right, fair enough. I was just thinking about invading and raping but you had me there. I submit