How Vikings Went to the Bathroom at Sea (And Why They Didn’t Get Sick)

In the freezing waters of the North Sea, packed tightly inside open longships, Viking crews managed to avoid the deadly epidemics that devastated other medieval sailors. How did they really go to the bathroom at sea? And why didn’t such a simple system make them sick?
This documentary uncovers the archaeological truth behind Viking hygiene, fermented diet, longship design, the role of Nordic climate, and the surprising practices that kept their crews alive. A historically accurate, cinematic journey into the real Viking world.

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