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I'd say this is a pretty accurate comment > A víkingr was someone who went on expeditions, usually abroad, usually by sea, and usually in a group with other ví
by mkl95 4y ago
I'd say this is a pretty accurate comment
> A víkingr was someone who went on expeditions, usually abroad, usually by sea, and usually in a group with other víkingar (the plural). Víkingr did not imply any particular ethnicity and it was a fairly neutral term, which could be used of one’s own group or another group. *
So basically it was a blanket term for [military and civilian] sailors
* https://theconversation.com/what-does-the-word-viking-really-mean-75647 https://theconversation.com/what-does-the-word-viking-really...