Last night, the Minnesota Vikings beat the New Orleans in epic fashion, celebrating with the “Skol” Viking Thunder-Clap made famous by the Iceland national team during the 2016 Euros and 2018 World Cup qualifying run. It’s interesting that a celebration which originated in Iceland, a small country of only 300,000, made its way to the NFL in the United States. (2:35-3:00)
This is really funny! Nice to know the Icelandic chant is finding a new home. Interestingly, it turns out that the Icelandic chant itself is actually originally from … Scotland: https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/international/the-origin-of-iceland-s-incredible-viking-war-chant-motherwell-1.2702816.