--- title: Mark Zuckerberg's Family Dressed Up as Fairy-Tale Vikings description: The Facebook CEO, his wife, their daughter, and their dog all got into the 'How to Train Your Dragon' theme for this year's Halloween. canonical: https://time.com/4553706/mark-zuckerberg-halloween-costume/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-11-01T18:56:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:38:16.421Z og:title: Mark Zuckerberg's Family Dressed Up as Fairy-Tale Vikings og:description: The Facebook CEO got his whole family into the 'How to Train Your Dragon' theme. og:url: https://time.com/4553706/mark-zuckerberg-halloween-costume/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Mark Zuckerberg's Family Dressed Up as Fairy-Tale Vikings twitter:description: The Facebook CEO got his whole family into the 'How to Train Your Dragon' theme. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Mark Zuckerberg's Entire Family Went Full Viking for Halloween > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Nov 1, 2016 6:56 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Nov 1, 2016 6:56 PM UTC Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan—and [their daughter Max](http://time.com/4131761/mark-zuckerberg-priscilla-chan-max/?iid=sr-link1) and [faithful family dog Beast](http://time.com/4537421/mark-zuckerberg-daughter-photo/?iid=sr-link5)—got swept up in the Halloween spirit Monday, outfitting the whole family in a spot-on group costume “inspired” by the animated movie [_How to Train Your Dragon_](http://time.com/102678/how-to-train-your-dragon-2-review-cannes/?iid=sr-link1), according to Zuckerberg’s comment on his photo. While Zuckerberg and Chan bedecked themselves in fur and leather—specifically, cozy-looking Ugg-type boots and old-school Viking-style armor—they chose to keep the costume for eleven-month-old Max plush and easy; their daughter got to be the young, onesie-clad dragon of the group. Shaggy-haired Beast, meanwhile, stole the show as a sheep. If the Zuckerberg-Chan clan plans on making themed family costumes an annual occurrence, they should know they are entering a crowded scene with stiff competition. Between [Beyoncé, Jay Z, and Blue Ivy’s](http://time.com/4553040/beyonce-jay-z-blue-vy-barbie-halloween-costumes/?iid=sr-link2) multiple [strong showings](http://time.com/4551352/beyonce-blue-ivy-tina-knowles-salt-n-pepa-halloween-costume/?iid=sr-link1) this year and the reigning champion crew of the genre, [Neil Patrick Harris and squad](http://time.com/4530853/neil-patrick-harris-family-halloween-photos/?iid=sr-link1), celebrity families have already set a high bar. 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