Filmmaker Matthias Fritsch shot a video that became a viral hit, known as "Technoviking". For the last three years, he's been battling the protagonist over "personality rights". He's now raising funds ...

On an overcast day at the Berlin Fuckparade in 2000, German artist Matthias Fritsch created a film that changed the Internet. As the denizens of the techno parade marched, Fritsch caught something ...

The Technoviking is back in the news. The muscular man with the pigtail and the Thor's hammer pendant, who thrilled the world seven years ago when he showed up in a short candid video, dancing in the ...

The muscled figure of Technoviking is a significant part of the 21st century history of the Internet, you have seen him probably a thousand times, and you may wonder why only his blackened shape can ...

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More than a decade after its release, I’m still fascinated by the notorious Techno Viking video. There’s something indescribably captivating about it. I find myself watching the clip at least several ...

The Techno Viking is angry – the star subject of one of the internet's most popular memes is suing the video artist who filmed him 13 years ago in Berlin. It all started on July 8th, 2000, when ...