If you don't read the UK Telegraph you're missing out on some pretty interesting stuff. For example:

Who knew that the Vikings were the first metro-sexuals?

"It seems that the Vikings may not have been as hairy and dirty as is commonly imagined," the guide says.

"A medieval chronicler, John of Wallingford, talking about the eleventh century, complained that the Danes were too clean - they combed their hair every day, washed every Saturday, and changed their clothes regularly."

"They did not, in fact, wear horned or winged helmets. And they appear to have been a vain race who were concerned about their appearance."

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