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In English the word commonly refers to the norse people of the time as a whole. “ In modern English and other vernaculars, the term also commonly includes the
by graeme 6y ago
In English the word commonly refers to the norse people of the time as a whole.
“ In modern English and other vernaculars, the term also commonly includes the inhabitants of Norse home communities during this period.”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings
- danjac 6y agoThat's modern English though, when the word "Viking" was re-introduced as part of the general romantic revival and where much of the popular ideas of Vikings - horned helmets, dragon ships, beserkers etc - were either invented or at least highly exaggerated by modern writers and artists.
- throwaway894345 6y agoThe original Old English term "þa Deniscan" (the Danes) was pretty clearly a people group as well, and they established colonies in England and France. That there is a narrower sense of "pirate" doesn't prove that there isn't a broader ethnogroup sense.