vikings
Longship sailing warriors
Vikings were Scandinavian seafarers who raided, traded, and settled across Europe from the late 8th to 11th centuries.
The term now refers broadly to medieval Norse people and their culture: Viking ships, Viking raids.
In casual use, viking evokes fierce warriors or bold adventurers: He charged in like a viking.
Sports teams and metal bands favor the name for its fierce associations.
Sudden armed incursion
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- pillageViolent theft of goods
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
berserker · battle-axe · shield · sword · armor · chainmail · helmet · longship
Ancient Scandinavian civilization
- NorsemenMedieval Scandinavian warriors
- raidersThose who plunder
- longshipSlender Norse rowing vessel
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
runes · Odin · Thor · berserker · jarl · thrall · mead · Valhalla
Extended journeys by sea
- navigationDetermining position and course
- GreenlandLargest island on Earth
- IcelandNordic island republic
- NewfoundlandCanadian Atlantic island province
settlement · colonization · Atlantic · discovery · Vinland · longboat · expedition · trade routes
Old Germanic script
- sagasExtended heroic narratives
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- AsgardNorse divine realm
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
ironwork · jewelry · woodcarving · weaving · feasting · mead hall · burial · runestone
Field sport with goals
- NFLPro football organization
- mascotGroup's symbolic figure
- logoCompany identifying symbol
- purpleHue between crimson and azure
fan · stadium · touchdown · jersey · tailgate · playoffs · cheerleaders · merchandise
Broadcast viewing device
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- costumeClothing for portrayal
reenactment · gaming · Norseman · pop culture
raid
Sudden armed incursion
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- pillageViolent theft of goods
siege · berserker · battle-axe · shield · sword · armor · chainmail · helmet · longship · warriors
Norse
Ancient Scandinavian civilization
saga · runes · Odin · Thor · berserker · jarl · thrall · mead · Valhalla · Ragnarok
voyages
Extended journeys by sea
- navigationDetermining position and course
- GreenlandLargest island on Earth
- IcelandNordic island republic
Newfoundland · settlement · colonization · Atlantic · discovery · Vinland · longboat · expedition · trade routes · North Sea
runes
Old Germanic script
craftsmanship · ironwork · jewelry · woodcarving · weaving · feasting · mead hall · burial · runestone · blot
football
Field sport with goals
purple · fan · stadium · touchdown · jersey · tailgate · playoffs · cheerleaders · merchandise · sports
television
Broadcast viewing device
costume · reenactment · gaming · Norseman · pop culture
vikingsmonks
Cloistered religious men
clergy · Anglo-Saxons · medieval clergy · peasants · townsfolk
vikingsByzantines
Constantinople-based imperial subjects
landlubbers · Romans · steppe nomads · Mongols · Greeks
vikingscrusaders
Passionate advocates for change
Christian knights · Templars · Teutonic Knights · missionaries · monks
- Viking shipNorse seafaring vessel
- Viking mythsScandinavian religious folklore
- Viking raidsScandinavian seaborne plundering expeditions
- viking helmetAncient Norse protective headwear
- Viking funeralBurning the dead afloat
- Viking legendsStories of Scandinavian raiders