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9 Apr 2026 Lex Fridman Podcast #495 – Vikings, Ragnar, Berserkers, Valhalla & the Warriors of the Viking Age
“I think that’s why the Vikings remain so popular today, you know? We name our satellites, our football teams, you know, our cruise ships.”
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- 9 Apr 2026
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…That spirit is one of my favorite aspects of human beings. I think that’s why the Vikings remain so popular today, you know? We name our satellites, our football teams, you know, our cruise ships. There’s this like, there’s this romantic hook- … of a people who did not yield. Yeah, they embodied the part, the flame that burns in all of us that we admire most about human beings. It’s that, like, unyielding focus on going out there, of taking a leap into the unknown, into the scary, and never stopping.…
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