50+ Facts That Will Change the Way You Watch Netflix’s “Vikings”
The Origin Of the Word
“Viking” is a popular word and the source of so much curiosity. The term even conjures images of fierce Norse warriors. But did you know it meant initially “pirate raid” in Old Norse? Stemming from the word “vík,” meaning a bay or creek, it referred to the swift seaborne raids they often executed.
Over time, as these seafarers ventured further from their Scandinavian homelands, the word evolved and came to represent the people themselves and their adventurous spirit.
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