#18: Not Sure Why They’re Surprised…
Do Vikings have a bad rep for being unclean? Maybe their fierce reputation leads people to believe that they don’t groom themselves, but the only way to get those fantastic beards and hairstyles is to keep them clean. Also, they sure did a lot of plundering. They’d have to wash that off, right?
Anglo-Saxons, though, hailed from England in the Middle Ages and truly did have poor hygiene. They washed their hands and feet daily but were flabbergasted to learn the Vikings took weekly baths, apparently calling them clean freaks (though not in that actual term). It’s rather funny when you think about it!