Physical signs of the Nordic race
Figure. The people of the Nordic race are tall and slender. The average height of adult males is 1.75-1.76 m, often it reaches 1.90 m. And the point is not in the excessive length of the legs, as, for example, in blacks from the upper Nile. In proportion to the length of the legs to the entire length of the body, this race occupies just the middle position between the short-legged Mongoloids and some tall tropical tribes. The height of the seat is approximately 52-53% of the height of the body.
Growth in people of the Nordic race lasts the longest, it can be significant in the period between 20 and 25 years. In southern Italy, it ends earlier than in northern Italy, in Baden it is less during this period than in Sweden. The relationship between the achievement of puberty and the completion of growth is established. Since people of the Nordic race have a longer growth period, puberty comes later.
Men of the Nordic race, in addition to tall stature, have wide shoulders and narrow hips. The slenderness of male hips is emphasized by a very characteristic feature of the Nordic race, the so-called antique pelvic fold, muscle thickening going from the spine through the thigh forward and down. This racial trait was emphasized by ancient Greek sculptors. A special thickening of the upper part of the patella is also present in Europe, mainly among the Nordic race.
Nordic women are also distinguished by racial harmony, despite feminine body shapes. Here the effect of the so-called false thinness: Nordic women in clothes seem thin despite the developed female forms.
Slenderness is manifested in the forms of all parts of the body: neck, arms, legs, hips. The ratio of the length of the hands to the length of the body is the same as in the case of the length of the legs: the hands of people of the Nordic race are not as short as the Mongoloids and not so long as the Negroids. The span of the hands in people of the Nordic race is 94-97% of the body length. Knoop established these figures in a study of the Nordic population of Lower Saxony; according to him, the longer the head, the more this figure approaches 94.
The artist in people of the Nordic race is struck by the freedom inherent in every part of the body, every muscle, as if they obey their own special laws of shaping while maintaining a harmonious whole.
Skull. The same harmony as the body, differ in the shape of the skull. People of the Nordic race have a long skull and a narrow face. The average cranial index is about 74 (on the head of a living person this corresponds to the number 75-75.5). The width of the Nordic head refers to its length as 3: 4. Many researchers bring the longitudinal-transverse index for living representatives of the Nordic race to 77.9, Deniker even to 79. (While Kollman takes the average cranial index of the Nordic race 71.5, Eugen Fischer - 76-79.) I suppose that heads or skulls with a pointer up to 79 can be considered Nordic if they have a convex nape, characteristic of the Nordic race. Probably, the width of the head and skull of the Nordic race varies in a larger range than that which is limited by an index of less than 75. In any case, dolichokephaly of the Nordic race is closer to mesokephaly than pronounced dolichokephaly of blacks or Eskimos.
The width of the Nordic face refers to the length as 10: 9, but the ratio 10:10 is also frequent. It can be said that the facial pointer of the Nordic race is above 90. Long-headedness, combined with narrow-facedness, make the shape of the head such that it can be enclosed in a rectangle. This form is striking in Nordic people with short hair or bald, especially when turning the head. If the round head does not change shape when turning - the ball looks the same from all sides - then when turning the Nordic head two long lateral planes are especially striking. If we divide the head when viewed from the side into two sections, one in front, the other behind the ears, we see that the Nordic head develops in length, mainly behind the ears. The nape, as already mentioned, is convex. If a long-headed man is placed against a wall, his nape will come into contact with it, and for round-headed people there will remain a gap between his nape and wall. The Nordic skull has a relatively small height behind the ears, so we can talk about the flat shape of this skull (in children, however, this symptom is not expressed). The Nordic (and Dinaric) races are characterized by a strongly protruding occipital protuberance. A purely Nordic trait is the process of the temporal bone. If the area behind the ears of other European races is relatively flat, a noticeable elevation is felt there in the Nordic race.
The features of the Nordic face in profile are pronounced. The forehead is inclined backward, the eyes are deep-set, the nose more or less protrudes. Jaws and teeth are almost vertical. The chin is particularly sharp. The presence of three protruding parts gives the impression of aggressiveness. When an artist wants to express the features of a leader, courage, willpower, he always draws a more or less Nordic (or Nordic-Dinaric or Nordic-Fallish) head.
Full face draw attention to a narrow forehead, slightly curved eyebrows, a narrow back of the nose, a narrow, angular chin. The head in the temple area is narrowed, as if it were squeezed from two sides in a vice.
The shape of individual bones of the skull and soft parts of the face also contribute to this overall impression. The forehead running backwards is combined with noticeable superciliary arches and a glabella (thickening over the bridge of the nose). These symptoms are less pronounced in women and in young people. The orbits are in the form of an oblong ellipse or quadrangle.
A very important feature of the face is the cheekbones. In the Nordic race, they are not very noticeable, because they are turned sideways and are located almost vertically.
Individual races vary in nose shape. The Nordic race has a narrow nose, starting from the nose, so often there is no visible border between it and the forehead ("Greek nose"). In profile, it is sometimes straight, sometimes curved outward. There are also concave noses and noses, slightly curved outward in the lower third (a common form in Sweden). If the nordic nose is curved, it usually describes a smooth arc. It is rather a hooked or hawkish nose than an aquiline (curved in the upper part), as in the Dinaric race. The ratio of the length (height) of the nose compared to other parts of the face is the largest among the Nordic (and Dinaric) races, it is less in the western race, and least in the eastern and eastern Baltic races. The nostrils are located at an acute angle. The nordic nose develops from a child's snub nose at 25 years old. The noses of women are wider in all races. The Nordic race also has a nose shape, which in profile looks straight, but slightly wavy. The nose that protrudes strongly forward in people of the Nordic race, such as the Norwegian polar explorer Amundsen, is usually and especially narrow.
The narrowness of the Nordic face is due to the greater curvature of the cornea of \u200b\u200bthe eyes, and the narrowness of the jaws and the close arrangement of the teeth, with the canines located at an angle. A purely Nordic feature - large and long upper front incisors.
Soft parts of the face. These parts do not blur the impression of a narrow face. The skin of the face has a uniform thickness, the eyelids are not thick, the slot between them is horizontal, at the outer corners of the eyes it is slightly beveled down. The skin on the cheekbones is thin, round cheeks do not round the face. The lip border is not clearly defined. The lips themselves are usually narrow, but do not seem to be compressed, the upper lip often protrudes less than the lower one. The Nordic English often have a very high vertical upper lip. The groove under the nose is distinct and narrow. The ears are relatively small, although in all races the size of the ears varies greatly and the ears of all people grow to old age.
Leather. Skin color in all races is caused by deposition of pigment. The Nordic and Falsky races are least affected by this. The Nordic skin color is pinkish-white, the skin color of the East Baltic race is light with a gray-yellow tint. Only the Nordic race can be called “white” in the proper sense of the word, and even that will not be entirely correct - only a corpse has completely white skin. Even the whitest skin always has a yellowish tint. A pinkish-white skin makes the blood translucent through it. Where veins shine through, "blue blood" is visible. But such fair skin, even in north-western Europe, is less common than they think. In addition, the skin color of a dressed European is insufficient evidence of his racial properties. Many Europeans, tanning, become like the Egyptians or Indians. Only the skin of the Nordic race is resistant to the sun: it turns red strongly, as with burns, but after a few days the redness disappears.
The skin thickness of individual European races was not measured. The skin of the Nordic race is especially delicate and seems to be thin. According to Roman writers, the skin of Germans is more sensitive to wounds. The tenderness of the Nordic skin is evidenced by its transparency. The expression "blue blood" indicated the racial origin of the nobility. Blush on the cheeks, “blood with milk” - these and similar expressions speak of the Nordic origin of the European ideal of beauty.
Even the nipples in men and women of the Nordic race are pink, and in other European races - brown. Only the Nordic race has really red lips.
Since in the tropics skin pigmentation is a means of protection, the Nordic race is not adapted to life in the tropics. The influence of the tropical climate on different European races was shown by the American Woodruff in his book Medical Ethnology (1915). He noted the very harmful effect of strong solar radiation on the nervous system of light Europeans.
Whether the appearance of freckles is associated with Nordic blood is not known. Freckles often appear in red-haired people, but they, unlike the Nordic race, have oily skin. But I often observed freckles in people of the Nordic race.
Darker areas of the skin, unlike other races, do not occur in a pure Nordic race.
Hair. Compared with other races of the Earth, the Nordic (as well as Western and, above all, Dinaric) races should be considered more hairy. In people of the Nordic race, hair on the head grows well, in men - a beard, but the body hairline is weaker.
The color and shape of the hair on the head are signs by which races differ. In Germany, there is a phenomenon that still has not received a satisfactory explanation - darkening of hair in adults aged about 30 years. So only by the color of the hair of adults can we judge the race.
The occurrence of forehead hair I often observed among Jews. Often it is with the Dinaric race. In the Nordic race, this phenomenon does not occur.
The hair color of the Nordic race is light, with variations from blond hair to yellowish and golden, usually with a more or less obvious reddish tint. Ash hair, more commonly found in eastern Germany and northeastern Europe, is more likely a sign of the East Baltic race. Light hair color influenced the European ideal of beauty. According to the description of the Romans, German children had the same hair color as the gray-haired old people.
They used to argue whether red hair can be considered a Nordic sign. They are often combined with very white and delicate skin. The red-haired saw a relic of a special race. Often noted their special smell, comparable to goat. But they can not be considered a special race, red hair is especially common in the area of \u200b\u200bthe Nordic race. In eastern Germany and eastern Europe there are generally fewer redheads than in northwestern Europe, i.e. for the East Baltic race this phenomenon is not characteristic.
Redheads are now considered a phenomenon like albinism, since redheads, like albinos, are found in all races. Therefore, they talk about erythrism or rutilism and do not consider red hair as a racial sign. Relatively many redheads among Scots and Jewish half-breeds.
Nordic hair is less greasy than other European races. They are smooth or wavy, thin, often “like silk”. Curly hair is more common in children of the Nordic race than in adults. Features of Nordic hair show well the images of women in many paintings by Rubens. Nordic hair can be recognized by the ease with which it flutters in the wind. Thin Nordic hair is less durable, it comes off more easily.
Crossing can result in coarse, often curly (for example, among Jews) blond hair or dark hair with a Nordic structure. The structure of the hair speaks more about racial origin than their color. The blond hair of the East Baltic race is thick and stiff.
Beard hair in men of the Nordic race is also blond, often more reddish. Indra was portrayed with a red beard, like the god of thunder of the ancient Germans, and the emperor Barbarossa was the favorite image of German folklore. Curly beard hair, as on ancient Greek statues. The beard shape has not been investigated.
When crossing, even with dark hair on the head, a light or red beard is often preserved - this was noticed by Aristotle.
Eye color. This is the color of the iris, the pupil of all races is black. The conjunctiva of the Nordic race is completely colorless and seems white. In darker European races, it is more cloudy or yellowish.
The iris of the Nordic race is very light, blue or gray. Babies are usually born with dark blue or dark gray eyes.
There is an opinion that gray eyes are “not Nordic”, that this is a sign of crossing or a sign of the East Baltic race. I do not think that only the blue eyes are peculiar to the Nordic race, although among it there really are more blue eyes, and among the East Baltic race - gray. Gray eyes can be considered a sign of the crossing of the Nordic race with the dark European races, since, according to Virchow, the number of gray eyes increases in Central Europe not only to the east, but also to the south. Gray eyes are more often combined with brown hair than with blond. When crossing, it happens that the color of the eyes is inherited from the dark race, and the brightness of the eyes from light. This makes light brown and green eyes.
In Nordic people, eye color often changes depending on lighting and mood. When light falls from the front, the eyes appear blue, and when from the side - gray. Their color is a cross between blue and gray. But, since gray is dominant, blue eyes can be considered "more Nordic."
Dark blue eyes, like those of Jews or Jewish half-breeds, or opaque matte blue eyes are always the eyes of hybrids. They are often found when crossing with the eastern race. Luminous color is inherent in the Nordic eyes. In the paintings, the refraction of light by a dark ring surrounding the iris is often seen.
These properties of the Nordic eyes are associated with the particular impression that they produce. Dark eyes look around, Nordic ones look around. In an excited state, the gaze of Nordic eyes becomes "terrible." This view was attributed to the Germans Caesar and Tacitus. The contrast of the dark pupil with a light frame, along with the corresponding facial expressions, make the German look not only “terrible”, but also “sharp”, as Caesar wrote about it. This is due to the fact that the pupil expands in an excited state. It is to bright Nordic eyes that excited states (joy, rapture by struggle) give a special shine, they begin to emit light. The Roman soldiers in the struggle against the Germans had to get used to their eyes, so as not to be scared of him. Caesar writes about the Gauls that they could not stand the wild look of the Germans. Hagen (The Song of the Nibelungs) had the same terrible look. This property of the peoples of the Nordic race was attributed to the heroes, as expressed in the Edda. Only Nordic eyes can cast a terrible look, the eyes of other races in a state of excitement can look ominous, menacing, even poisonous, but only Nordic eyes can express courageous anger. Their usual expression is determination, but the range of feelings expressed by them is large, from gentleness to the firm will of the master.
Gobino successfully calls the general impression of the Nordic features “somewhat dryish”. Especially in middle-aged men, this coldness, rigidity and efficiency of the Nordic features are striking.
Figure
The people of the Nordic race are tall and slender. The average height of adult males is 1.75-1.76 m, often it reaches 1.90 m. And the point is not in the excessive length of the legs, as, for example, in blacks from the upper Nile. In proportion to the length of the legs to the entire length of the body, this race occupies just the middle position between the short-legged Mongoloids and some tall tropical tribes. The height of the seat is approximately 52-53% of the height of the body.
Growth in people of the Nordic race lasts the longest, it can be significant in the period between 20 and 25 years. In southern Italy, it ends earlier than in northern Italy, in Baden it is less during this period than in Sweden. The relationship between the achievement of puberty and the completion of growth is established. Since people of the Nordic race have a longer growth period, puberty comes later.
Men of the Nordic race, in addition to tall stature, have wide shoulders and narrow hips. The slenderness of male hips is emphasized by a very characteristic feature of the Nordic race, the so-called antique pelvic fold, muscle thickening going from the spine through the thigh forward and down. This racial trait was emphasized by ancient Greek sculptors. A special thickening of the upper part of the patella is also present in Europe, mainly among the Nordic race.
Nordic women are also distinguished by racial harmony, despite feminine body shapes. Here the effect of the so-called false thinness: Nordic women in clothes seem thin despite the developed female forms.
Slenderness is manifested in the forms of all parts of the body: neck, arms, legs, hips. The ratio of the length of the hands to the length of the body is the same as in the case of the length of the legs: the hands of people of the Nordic race are not as short as the Mongoloids and not so long as the Negroids. The span of the hands in people of the Nordic race is 94-97% of the body length. Knoop established these figures in a study of the Nordic population of Lower Saxony; according to him, the longer the head, the more this figure approaches 94.
The artist in people of the Nordic race is struck by the freedom inherent in every part of the body, every muscle, as if they obey their own special laws of shaping while maintaining a harmonious whole.
Skull
The same harmony as the body, differ in the shape of the skull. People of the Nordic race have a long skull and a narrow face. The average cranial index is about 74 (on the head of a living person this corresponds to the number 75-75.5). The width of the Nordic head refers to its length as 3: 4. Many researchers bring the longitudinal-transverse index for living representatives of the Nordic race to 77.9, Deniker even to 79. (While Kollman takes the average cranial index of the Nordic race 71.5, Eugen Fischer - 76-79.) I suppose that heads or skulls with a pointer up to 79 can be considered Nordic if they have a convex nape, characteristic of the Nordic race. Probably, the width of the head and skull of the Nordic race varies in a larger range than that which is limited by an index of less than 75. In any case, dolichokephaly of the Nordic race is closer to mesokephaly than pronounced dolichokephaly of blacks or Eskimos.
The width of the Nordic face refers to the length as 10: 9, but the ratio 10:10 is also frequent. We can say that the facial pointer of the Nordic race is above 90. Long-headedness, combined with narrow-facedness, make the shape of the head such that it can be enclosed in a rectangle. This form is striking in Nordic people with short hair or bald, especially when turning the head. If the round head does not change shape when turning - the ball looks the same from all sides - then when turning the Nordic head two long lateral planes are especially striking. If we divide the head when viewed from the side into two sections, one in front, the other behind the ears, we see that the Nordic head develops in length, mainly behind the ears. The nape, as already mentioned, is convex. If a long-headed man is placed against a wall, his nape will come into contact with it, and for round-headed people there will remain a gap between his nape and wall.
The Nordic skull has a relatively small height behind the ears, so we can talk about the flat shape of this skull (in children, however, this symptom is not expressed). The Nordic (and Dinaric) races are characterized by a strongly protruding occipital protuberance. A purely Nordic trait is the process of the temporal bone. If the area behind the ears of other European races is relatively flat, a noticeable elevation is felt there in the Nordic race.
The features of the Nordic face in profile are pronounced. The forehead is inclined backward, the eyes are deep-set, the nose more or less protrudes. Jaws and teeth are almost vertical. The chin is particularly sharp. The presence of three protruding parts gives the impression of aggressiveness. When an artist wants to express the features of a leader, courage, willpower, he always draws a more or less Nordic (or Nordic-Dinaric or Nordic-Fallish) head.
Full face draw attention to a narrow forehead, slightly curved eyebrows, a narrow back of the nose, a narrow, angular chin. The head in the temple area is narrowed, as if it were squeezed from two sides in a vice.
The shape of individual bones of the skull and soft parts of the face also contribute to this overall impression. The forehead running backwards is combined with noticeable superciliary arches and a glabella (thickening over the bridge of the nose). These symptoms are less pronounced in women and in young people. The orbits are in the form of an oblong ellipse or quadrangle.
A very important feature of the face is the cheekbones. In the Nordic race, they are not very noticeable, because they are turned sideways and are located almost vertically.
Individual races vary in nose shape. The Nordic race has a narrow nose, starting with a nose bridge, so often there is no visible border between it and the forehead ("Greek nose"). In profile, it is sometimes straight, sometimes curved outward. There are also concave noses and noses, slightly curved outward in the lower third (a common form in Sweden). If the nordic nose is curved, it usually describes a smooth arc. It is rather a hooked or hawkish nose than an aquiline (curved in the upper part), as in the Dinaric race. The ratio of the length (height) of the nose compared to other parts of the face is the largest among the Nordic (and Dinaric) races, it is less in the western race, and least in the eastern and eastern Baltic races. The nostrils are located at an acute angle. The nordic nose develops from a child's snub nose at 25 years old. The noses of women are wider in all races. The Nordic race also has a nose shape, which in profile looks straight, but slightly wavy. The nose that protrudes strongly forward in people of the Nordic race, such as the Norwegian polar explorer Amundsen, is usually and especially narrow.
The narrowness of the Nordic face is due to the greater curvature of the cornea of \u200b\u200bthe eyes, and the narrowness of the jaws and the close arrangement of the teeth, with the canines located at an angle. A purely Nordic feature - large and long upper front incisors.
Soft parts of the face. These parts do not blur the impression of a narrow face. The skin of the face has a uniform thickness, the eyelids are not thick, the slot between them is horizontal, at the outer corners of the eyes it is slightly beveled down. The skin on the cheekbones is thin, round cheeks do not round the face. The lip border is not clearly defined. The lips themselves are usually narrow, but do not seem to be compressed, the upper lip often protrudes less than the lower one. The Nordic English often have a very high vertical upper lip. The groove under the nose is distinct and narrow. The ears are relatively small, although in all races the size of the ears varies greatly and the ears of all people grow to old age.
Leather
Skin color in all races is caused by deposition of pigment. The Nordic and Falsky races are least affected by this. The Nordic skin color is pinkish-white, the skin color of the East Baltic race is light with a gray-yellow tint.
Only the Nordic race can be called "white" in the proper sense of the word, and even then it will not be quite right - only a corpse has completely white skin. Even the whitest skin always has a yellowish tint. A pinkish-white skin makes the blood translucent through it. Where veins shine through, "blue blood" is visible. But such fair skin, even in north-western Europe, is less common than they think. In addition, the skin color of a dressed European is insufficient evidence of his racial properties. Many Europeans, tanning, become like the Egyptians or Indians. Only the skin of the Nordic race is resistant to sunlight: it turns red strongly, as with burns, but after a few days the redness disappears.
The skin thickness of individual European races was not measured. The skin of the Nordic race is especially delicate and seems to be thin. According to Roman writers, the skin of Germans is more sensitive to wounds. The tenderness of the Nordic skin is evidenced by its transparency. The expression "blue blood" indicated the racial origin of the nobility. Blush on the cheeks, "blood with milk" - these and similar expressions speak of the Nordic origin of the European ideal of beauty. Even the nipples in men and women of the Nordic race are pink, and in other European races - brown. Only the Nordic race has really red lips.
Since in the tropics skin pigmentation is a means of protection, the Nordic race is not adapted to life in the tropics. The influence of the tropical climate on different European races was shown by the American Woodruff in his book Medical Ethnology (1915). He noted the very harmful effect of strong solar radiation on the nervous system of light Europeans.
Whether the appearance of freckles is associated with Nordic blood is not known. Freckles often appear in red-haired people, but they, unlike the Nordic race, have oily skin. But I often observed freckles in people of the Nordic race. Darker areas of the skin, unlike other races, do not occur in a pure Nordic race.
Hair
Compared with other races of the Earth, the Nordic (as well as Western and, above all, Dinaric) races should be considered more hairy. In people of the Nordic race, hair on the head grows well, in men - a beard, but the body hairline is weaker.
The color and shape of the hair on the head are signs by which races differ. In Germany, there is a phenomenon that still has not received a satisfactory explanation - darkening of hair in adults aged about 30 years. So only by the color of the hair of adults can we judge racial affiliation.
The occurrence of forehead hair I often observed among Jews. Often it is with the Dinaric race. In the Nordic race, this phenomenon does not occur.
The hair color of the Nordic race is light, with variations from blond hair to yellowish and golden, usually with a more or less obvious reddish tint. Ash hair, more commonly found in eastern Germany and northeastern Europe, is more likely a sign of the East Baltic race. Light hair color influenced the European ideal of beauty. According to the description of the Romans, German children had the same hair color as the gray-haired old people.
They used to argue whether red hair can be considered a Nordic sign. They are often combined with very white and delicate skin. The red-haired saw a relic of a special race. Often noted their special smell, comparable to goat. But they can not be considered a special race, red hair is especially common in the area of \u200b\u200bthe Nordic race. In eastern Germany and eastern Europe there are generally fewer redheads than in northwestern Europe, i.e. for the East Baltic race this phenomenon is not characteristic.
Redheads are now considered a phenomenon like albinism, since redheads, like albinos, are found in all races. Therefore, they talk about erythrism or rutilism and do not consider red hair as a racial sign. Relatively many redheads among Scots and Jewish half-breeds.
Nordic hair is less greasy than other European races. They are smooth or wavy, thin, often “like silk”. Curly hair is more common in children of the Nordic race than in adults. Features of Nordic hair show well the images of women in many paintings by Rubens. Nordic hair can be recognized by the ease with which it flutters in the wind. Thin Nordic hair is less durable, it comes off more easily.
Crossing can result in coarse, often curly (for example, among Jews) blond hair or dark hair with a Nordic structure. The structure of the hair speaks more about racial origin than their color. The blond hair of the East Baltic race is thick and stiff.
Beard hair in men of the Nordic race is also blond, often more reddish. Indra was portrayed with a red beard, like the god of thunder of the ancient Germans, and the emperor Barbarossa was the favorite image of German folklore. Curly beard hair, as on ancient Greek statues. The beard shape has not been investigated.
When crossing, even with dark hair on the head, a light or red beard is often preserved - this was noticed by Aristotle.
Eye color
This is the color of the iris, the pupil of all races is black. The conjunctiva of the Nordic race is completely colorless and seems white. In darker European races, it is more cloudy or yellowish. The iris of the Nordic race is very light, blue or gray. Babies are usually born with dark blue or dark gray eyes.
It is believed that gray eyes are "not Nordic", that this is a sign of crossing or a sign of the East Baltic race. I do not think that only the blue eyes are peculiar to the Nordic race, although among it there really are more blue eyes, and among the East Baltic race - gray. Gray eyes can be considered a sign of the crossing of the Nordic race with the dark European races, since, according to Virchow, the number of gray eyes increases in Central Europe not only to the east, but also to the south. Gray eyes are more often combined with brown hair than with blond. When crossing, it happens that the color of the eyes is inherited from the dark race, and the brightness of the eyes from light. This makes light brown and green eyes.
In Nordic people, eye color often changes depending on lighting and mood. When light falls from the front, the eyes appear blue, and when from the side - gray. Their color is a cross between blue and gray. But, since gray is dominant, blue eyes can be considered "more Nordic."
Dark blue eyes, like those of Jews or Jewish half-breeds, or opaque matte blue eyes are always the eyes of hybrids. They are often found when crossing with the eastern race. Luminous color is inherent in the Nordic eyes. In the paintings, the refraction of light by a dark ring surrounding the iris is often seen.
These properties of the Nordic eyes are associated with the particular impression that they produce. Dark eyes look around, Nordic ones look around. When excited, the gaze of Nordic eyes becomes "terrible." This view was attributed to the Germans Caesar and Tacitus. The contrast of the dark pupil with a light frame, along with the corresponding facial expressions, make the German look not only “terrible”, but also “sharp”, as Caesar wrote about it. This is due to the fact that the pupil expands in an excited state. It is to bright Nordic eyes that excited states (joy, rapture by struggle) give a special shine, they begin to emit light. The Roman soldiers in the struggle against the Germans had to get used to their eyes, so as not to be scared of him. Caesar writes about the Gauls that they could not stand the wild look of the Germans. Hagen ("Song of the Nibelungs") had the same terrible look. This property of the peoples of the Nordic race was attributed to the heroes, as expressed in the Edda. Only Nordic eyes can cast a terrible look, the eyes of other races in a state of excitement can look ominous, threatening, even poisonous, but only Nordic eyes can express courageous anger. Their usual expression is determination, but the range of feelings expressed by them is large, from gentleness to the firm will of the master.
Gobino successfully calls the overall impression of the Nordic features “somewhat dryish”. Especially in middle-aged men, this coldness, rigidity and efficiency of the Nordic features are striking.
Some are attracted to blondes, some are brunettes. And if you think that in this situation we are only talking about hair color, you are deeply mistaken. To a greater extent, not the shades of hair, but the types of face. Separate the northern and southern types of face, there is also a European type, it is also called the autumn type. About how to determine your own type of face, and what are the main characteristics of the types of appearance, read in our article.
Northern type girls faces are characterized by fair hair and gray, blue, gray-green eyes. Also, representatives of the Scandinavian type have a pale pink complexion - this is due to the lack of a substance such as melanin. It is generally accepted that girls with a northern type of face belong to the indigenous population of the countries of Northern Europe, such as Denmark, Norway, Sweden. Often, girls of this appearance subconsciously give preference to clothes in blue and black colors and other dark shades - it is in this color palette that they feel comfortable.
Girls with southern face - These are bright owners of black or dark brown hair. What about the eyes: most often they are brown, less often - dark green or deep blue. The owners of the southern type of appearance attract attention with bright colors of clothes and bold experiments with makeup. Such girls have olive or dark skin, but with a cold tint. Eyelashes, like eyebrows, are always clearly visible on the face, so this type of girl, when stained in lighter tones, will also have to color the eyebrows.
Also called autumn type. The hair of the owners of this type is given by a redhead - red, blond, light brown. The eyes are most often green and gray-green, much less often - blue. Facial skin is prone to pigmentation, freckles can often be noticed. The skin of the body is rather dark. For girls with such an appearance, clothes in pastel colors are most suitable.
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It should be immediately noted that the doctrine of the division of people into races was popularized by anthropologists in the early twentieth century. Discussions on this topic today are largely regarded as not scientific, but ideological, therefore, not having scientific usefulness.
Encouraging a claim to the superiority of a particular race, the so-called "Nordic", implied a corresponding assessment of people of other races. An ideology called “Northern Theory” or “Nordism” (Nordicism) was prevalent in the late 1800s and early 1900s in Western Europe and North America, and had a significant impact on Nazi ideology. Particularly strong attention was paid to it in the 1920s, when the term "Nordic race" was used along with the term "Aryan race".
This ideology, which positioned the Nordic race as a race of masters within the larger, Caucasian, was criticized in the UK, USA and other progressive countries by the 1930s.
The Reich Minister of Food in Nazi Germany and the ideological mentor of Heinrich Himmler, Richard Walter Oscar Darre, developed the concept of the German peasantry, which was defined as the "Nordic race", which had no relation to the Aryan, Indo-European or Germanic. The term "Aryans" (Aryans) was used to refer to tribes from the Iranian plains.
So, in accordance with these ideological ideas, life in all its many and varied forms and manifestations is a product of the process of divergent evolution, according to which Europeans are divided into three “breeds” or racial categories - northern, alpine and Mediterranean.
The Nordic race, common in Northern Europe, representing one of these three categories (small races or anthropological types) that make up the composition is different from the others and shows, within its diversity, many features that are unique in relation to themselves. Its representatives live mainly (but not exclusively) in Northern Europe, among the German-speaking population, characterized by dolichocephaly (elongated head shape), fair skin, high cheekbones, straight or slightly wavy blond hair, which with age can turn light brown or dark brown. They have bright eyes: blue, gray, greenish. The stereotypical Nordic did not quite fit the description of the “pure Aryans”, who for the most part had dark hair, despite the fact that Nazi propaganda posters portrayed the “Aryans” as blondes.
Supporters of the “Northern Theory” claimed that the “Nordics” in the history of human civilization dominated in antiquity, even among the Mediterranean race, alluding to the fact that some had fair hair.
The Nordic Rasav, in turn, is divided into two subgroups - the central and peripheral (Atlantic, Neo-Danube subtypes). By the central group is meant three anthropological types: borreb, brunn, Scandinavian. The first two are characterized by archaic features that date back to the Upper Paleolithic types: tall, massive physique, large head, broad face. These are the descendants of the first peoples who settled in northwestern Europe.
The Scandinavian group exists in two types: the Hallstatt and the Celtic type of the British Isles and the Netherlands. It appeared in northwestern Europe at a time along with Celtic and Germanic cultures. In many areas, such as Denmark and northern Germany, the various types of the northern race are inextricably linked, as is common among northern Europeans living in the United States.
It often happens that different subracial classifications exist in a rather narrow circle. A relatively homogeneous population, a Scandinavian-style Hallstatt, can be found in southeastern Norway and central Sweden, an area that renowned American anthropologist Carlton Stevens Kuhn called the "haven of the classic Scandinavian race." In his work “Races of Europe” (1939), he says that the modern Scandinavian race is a mixture of two archaic Mediterranean anthropological cultures and the Danube type). However, based on DNA studies, this relationship was found to be false. They showed a much closer relationship between the Scandinavian and Upper Paleolithic types - more than with any of the Mediterranean.
Initially, the very concept of “Nordic race” (northern) was introduced by the French anthropologist Joseph Deniker, who created the classification of races in 1900. Its use was intended to describe the "ethnic community" (ethnos).
In the 21st century, there was a unanimous agreement between anthropologists and biologists that there were no “pure” races, and never had. The advent of population genetics has further undermined theories about categorizing Europeans into clearly defined racial groups.
But in any case, among the prevailing uncertainties about racial categories, the fact remains that the northerners are characterized by certain physical characteristics, as well as a special warehouse of social behavior, which can be voiced as a “Nordic character”. This is independence, perseverance, initiative, willpower, hard work, a heightened sense of justice.
In anthropology, it is customary to call the Nordic small race peoples living in the north of Europe: in the countries of Scandinavia, in England, partly in Holland and in the north of Russia. The same type is known as the "Scandinavian appearance" or Northern European. And no wonder, because the word “Nordic” is based on the root “Nord” - the north.
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Men of Nordic appearance: Vikings of our time
The male appearance of the Nordic, northern type is very much in demand today. And there are quite objective reasons for this. Our time is the time of business: strict, serious, enterprising people. This is the feeling that typical Nordic faces evoke.
What does Nordic appearance mean? Its most indicative feature is an elongated, long skull, due to which a person looks concentrated and stern, even severely. This effect is further enhanced by a decisively protruding chin, straight nose, and almost vertical cheekbones. One of the distinguishing features is the convex nape.
As you know, such a “message” serves as an excellent bonus, for example, when looking for a job or in running your own business. Of course, in a rather short time, judging his merits will no longer be by appearance, but by deeds, but the importance of the first impression has not been canceled!
Woman's Nordic Appearance: Snow Queen
Girls of Nordic appearance often give the impression of fairies from a fairy tale: their beauty is cold, a little detached. This is partly due to very fair skin and blond hair. Partly associations with the characters of Scandinavian folklore: fairies, elves and mermaids evoke their elongated faces, deprived of both cheeks and pronounced cheekbones.
Paradoxically, the appearance of a Scandinavian woman practically loses male brutality, adamantness and severity. Despite the fact that they are cold and do not produce the impression of soft, but at the same time sophisticated, aristocratic, gentle.
Nordic appearance: how to become what you want
Of course, the Nordic appearance alone will not make a person beautiful: the face should be harmonious and proportionate, only then all the features of the Scandinavian appearance will play on you.
It is not an easy task to achieve harmony of features, because sometimes we ourselves don’t understand what does not suit us in the face. It’s like you look carefully: everything is fine in itself, but in general, appearance does not produce the effect that we would like.
What to do? Strange as it may seem, go to a plastic surgeon.
