Is there any actual truth to the claim that Scandinavians are supposedly more attractive because they stole women from the British Isles?

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The post about the Icelandic boys had this little factoid, and I've always assumed it's a joke, but I don't actually know. Is there any truth to it?

Searocksandtrees

hi! a similar question came up last month; see here for the discussion and links to several more related posts

Did Vikings capture and bring back enough 'beautiful' women to make Scandinavian women so attractive today?