Norwegian football team- Viking photoshoot - problematic?

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I personally don't think it's that bad??

https://www.dailymail.com/sport/football/article-15876347/Norway-World-Cup-photoshoot-Viking-Erling-Haaland.html

Obviously nothing excuses the pillaging all those years ago, etc etc

Although I’d love to see the other teams faces if they turned up to the game like this. 😂

😅
its very rare event now must be all that testosterone one can imagine see

It's a Val-hill-a you are willing to die on. I'll get me helmet...

Our captain Ode looking amazing

COYG

All that raping and pillaging has been largely debunked and it’s now though they integrated and co-existed beside different cultures. - The Vikings were not just the wanton marauders of popular portrayal, says a Longwood medieval scholar who has conducted archaeological research on the Isle of Man.
“The exclusive image of rape, pillage and burning by the Vikings is probably inaccurate,” said Larissa “Kat” Tracy, associate professor of English.

That's very Thor-tfull of you

If your really lucky looking at that story will get you reels of viking style singers on Facebook. I started getting them when Trump was threatening Greenland a while back. Sight to keep an old girl like me warm in the winter 😁

Not problematic at all. Bullshit "news" to fill the pages

Didn't every army and invading force rape and pillage in those days. It was hardly exclusive to Vikings

I think the real news is that the other teams now know Norway will win 🏆

I'd love to know the average age of the mumsnetters perving over Vikings on this thread. Is it something the younger lot can't allow themselves to do these days because of pc

Are you aware of the "Techno Viking"? 🤤

There is probably some idiot somewhere screeching about cultural appropriation😜

My husbands got really annoyed I’ve told him I’m rooting for Norway and not England 😂

Makes me feel abit funny in the tummy/ knees.

I had a dream about Haaland, I was on the bus and I was struggling with my shopping, he helped me carry it home, I have felt very fond of him since 😉

@MissFancyDayi will join you on that hill.

I can't forgive them for becoming Christian. Before that we could just point and say "I'll have you tonight " without all the marriage business.

Doesn't matter what they do they cannot cancel history.
I could get interested in football if that's what they look like. Yes I'm aware that's shallow and frowned upon but I'm old enough to not care.

My kids year group had “Dress up as a Viking” day two weeks ago so the school was full of 8 year old vikings running around!

How can anyone be offended by this?!

(Haaland’s hair looks nice in his close up photo)

I take it you have decided to not share all of your dream MrsCompayson

Wow, Haaland looks rather sexy as a Viking 😜

This is the sort of thing I'm getting

So distracted I didn't add the pic 😂

Wonderful example of the Daily Mail whipping up lefty hate.

Nobody is really bothered with this, how far did they have to delve to find someone who was?

Ragebait, and it works.

I'm sure i read somewhere he has a part in a film as one soon. So he's just in rehearsal there.

What would the England team do? Bowler hats and suits? Tudor tunics and hose? Georgian wigs? The Mail are just jealous.