Viking madness grips Boston escalator as Norway fans march toward World Cup match
A video taken at Boston's South Station shows dozens of Norway fans — some wearing Viking helmets and draped in Norwegian flags — performing synchronized rowing motions.
The group chanted "Hoo! Hoo!" as they rode up an escalator, mimicking a Viking longship crew.
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Jeremy Siegel, a journalist at WGBH in Boston, posted the footage and wrote that the performance was unlike anything he had ever seen.
"Adding this to the list of things I’ve never seen before and probably never will again," he said.
Norwegian soccer fans brought Viking-themed energy to Boston as the country celebrated its first World Cup appearance in nearly three decades. (GBH News/Jeremy Siegel via Storyful)
The impromptu display quickly won over viewers online.
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"My usual train ride suddenly feels incredibly boring compared to this," one person wrote on X.
"This is the most Norwegian thing I've ever seen."
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“I’ve seen fans chant, dance and lose their minds in stadiums — but rowing a Viking ship up an escalator wasn’t on my 2026 bingo card,” another one chimed in.
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A third X user said, “This is the most Norwegian thing I’ve ever seen.”
Not everyone was focused on the spectacle, however.
“I’m genuinely wondering how they kept their capes and flags from getting sucked into the escalator gears.”
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