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What did real Viking hair look like?

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Real Viking hair looked like long hair, often with braids, topknots, and beards, with men having long hair sometimes braided or tied back, and some with shaved sides or undercut for practicality, not Mohawks, with women having long braided hair, as described in sagas and archaeological evidence. Real Viking hair from Norse Scandinavia 793 to 1066 was typically long, with men wearing shoulder-length or longer hair, often combed, braided, or tied in topknot or ponytail for battle, with beards that were well-groomed, as Vikings valued grooming with combs found in graves. Some Viking men had shaved heads partially or undercut with long top, called Norman cut, but not Mohawk strip. Ibn Fadlan described Vikings as having long hair. Women had long hair braided or in buns. Vikings used combs and cared for hair, with no evidence of Mohawk strip hairstyle, which is Native American origin. So real Viking hair was long, braided, with beards for men, long braids for women, with practical styles for battle and daily life, not Mohawks, with archaeological finds of combs and depictions showing long hair and beards, making Viking look with long hair and beard iconic, not shaved sides with strip, which is modern media invention for dramatic effect.
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