Ihangane, Chris Hemsworth na Travis fimmel, kaminuza ya Copenhagen yashyize ahagaragara ibyavuye mubushakashatsi bwe ADN Viking. Kandi biragaragara ko viking nyinshi ntabwo yari ifite amaso nubururu, ukurikije imigani n'imico ya pop. Umusatsi wijimye n'amaso yijimye yahuye kenshi.
Ubushakashatsi bwari bukubiyemo ibisigazwa by'imyaka 442 bya Vikings yashyinguwe kuva 2400 kugeza ibihe byacu kuri 1600 mugihe cyacu. Kandi yerekanye ibintu byinshi bitandukanye kuruta uko byatekerezwaga mbere. Ntabwo ari bake b'amaso y'ubururu n'ubururu gusa, ariko kandi kugereranya na minivili byagaragaye ko viri ya viking atari ubwoko butandukanye, ahubwo yari imvange y'amatsinda "akomoka ku bahigi, abahinzi n'abaturage b'ibibaya bya Eurage." Uturere dutandukanye cyane - umwe muri Danimarike nimwe mu birwa bya Suwede Getland na Eland - birashoboka cyane ko byari ibigo binini byo guhaha.
Ikinyamakuru cya siyansi, ku byerekeye ibyuma by'ibyataburuwe mu matongo Kat Jarman avuga ko kuba viking muri kiriya gihe bisobanura imibereho cyangwa akazi, kandi atari mu bwoko bwihariye:
Ibiganza bibiri byatsing, byashyinguwe mu birwa byo mu majyaruguru ya Scotland, ni Abanyakonite cyangwa muri Irilande biturutse ku baturage, nta ngaruka za Scandinaviya. Abantu benshi bo muri Noruveje bashyinguwe ku izina rya viking, ariko ingirabuzimafatizo zabo zerekanye ko ari Saami, ubwoko bwegereye Abanyaziya kuruta Abanyaburayi.