Looking for opinions on some Vikings:

[Darth Freeman]

Yo everyone,

I'm wanting to put together a Viking, as a follow-up to my Teutonic Knight. I'm torn between three different looks. I'm looking to see the mood of the community.



#1--This guy seems to get a lot of "Oooooos" and "Ahhhhhhs." While most people would think "Viking" when they first see this image, I think this is from our more mythic ideas of what Vikings were. Though, he has a lot of "cool" appeal. The axe, however, is a bit over the top. I would probably give him a more historic axe and give him a shield.



#2--This guy is historic. He would fit "better" next to my Teutonic Knight. The history teacher in me likes this. The action-figure-guy in me thinks this might be a bit boring.



#3--This one has a couple more options. I think I'm more apt to go with the guy on the left, rather than the dude on the right.

Let me know what you think.

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[artskull]

#1 or #3. The over the top element will equal whether you're going for "toy" viking or "historically accurate" viking.

[pmwasson]

I think #1 would be really cool!

[MIB41]

I like #3 is the best. The first one leans a little towards Thor and that mythological appearance, while the second looks more like the Templar Knights. I think the third one reads closer to what most would consider to be a traditional look.

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

#3 is realistic, but guys with huge double-headed axes rule!

Don C.

[jwyblejr]

I like #3 is the best. The first one leans a little towards Thor and that mythological appearance, while the second looks more like the Templar Knights. I think the third one reads closer to what most would consider to be a traditional look.

Agreed. 1 looks like he would be cool to hang with Thor.

[Meule]

Nothing says 'viking' more than #1

[JediJaida]

I like the guy in #3 myself.

Vikings were a rough-housing bunch who were nowhere as neat and clean as they were depicted in Hollywood. Especially not in battle.

[piecemaker]

I like #1.

[PNGwynne]

I like 3-left (more rustic colors). But maybe he could still have helmet-horns .

[jwyblejr]

2 looks more like a bad guy for the Knights line.