Genetic analysis of Viking remains has shown that while Norsemen from the northern reaches of Scandinavia (modern-day Stockholm, Sweden) were predominantly blond, Vikings from the western parts of Scandinavia, most notably the area that is now Denmark, were more often than not, red-haired.

Did Vikings have red hair?

The Vikings maybe brought a few red-hair genetic variants over with them, but the majority of redheads were already here.” Previously it has been argued that Scotland's poor climate was responsible for the high frequency of the ginger mutation.

Are all redheads descendants of Vikings?

He said: “There are redheads in Scandinavia and there doubtless were redheaded Vikings. ... The Vikings maybe brought a few red-hair genetic variants over with them, but the majority of redheads were already here.” Red hair is caused by V60L allele – 'the ginger gene'.