The average height for a man was about 5 feet 8 inches (
172 cm) and that of a woman was 5 feet 2? inches (159 cm.) However, skeletons of people over 6 feet tall were not uncommon. As with the Anglo-Saxons, in richly furnished Viking graves, the bodies were considerably taller than in poorer inhumations.Apr 8, 2013
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