Wife Carrying World Championships have been held annually in Sonkajärvi, Finland since 1992. It is a sport in which male competitors race while each carries a female teammate. The objective is for the male to carry the female through a special obstacle course in the fastest time. Several types of carry may be used: piggyback, fireman's carry (over the shoulder), or Estonian-style (the wife hangs upside-down with her legs around the husband's shoulders, holding onto his waist). Quite often the winner's prize is his wife's weight in beer.
The modern Viking has realized that he can move faster to pillage, etc, by dressing in track suits. No more being weighted down with heavy furs and leathers. The best booty goes to the swiftest.
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