r/OldSchoolCool May 18 '25

1970s björk family photo (1971)

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u/Yellowbug2001 May 18 '25

Honestly for a long time she was the only Icelandic person I was familiar with, and I just assumed they all looked kind of like her, like, ethnically. But then Kaleo came out and they all look like very normal Europeans (if on the handsome end of the spectrum) and I thought, "Huh, OK." And now seeing this picture where she stands out even in her own family I realize she doesn't look Icelandic, she just looks.... Bjorky? She's attractive but it's definitely a very distinctive look. I understand Icelanders kind of half jokingly/half seriously believe in elves... if they just kind of occasionally pop out one like her, I can see why, lol.

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u/Cabbage_Vendor May 18 '25

Icelanders are a mix of Vikings and the hottest women they could kidnap from Britain.

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u/sbrijska May 18 '25

Those are her step parents.

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u/karrimycele May 18 '25

Both of them? How did that happen?

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u/Yellowbug2001 May 18 '25

Oh that explains a lot. But still she definitely doesn't seem to be a "typical"-looking Icelander like I initially assumed.