The Norsemen who raided Europe during the Viking Age were taller and better built than the people they encountered there, which explains why they were more intimidating. It was later proven that this is just a myth because other people who have examined their remains closely discovered that they were actually shorter than the average person. They usually had blonde hair and blue eyes, but there are also cases where other people encountered Vikings who looked different from them. The most important part of their culture was acquiring land overseas to meet black or Asian Vikings in those countries.