> Later Old Norse Scandinavian written sources call a raider a vikingr and a raiding expedition of such people a viking. For Scandinavians, the word “viking” is

> Later Old Norse Scandinavian written sources call a raider a vikingr and a raiding expedition of such people a viking. For Scandinavians, the word “viking” is something you did rather than what you were. This concurs with a book I read recently. To go 'i viking' (roughly, 'go adventuring') is given as the origin of the word to the Anglo-Saxons of King Alfred's era in 'The White Horse King' [0]. [0] https://www.amazon.com/White-Horse-King-Alfred-Great/dp/1595552529/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MG35C7DXT1WY&keywords=the+white+horse+king+by+benjamin+merkle&qid=1701268466&sprefix=the+white+horse+kin%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/White-Horse-King-Alfred-Great/dp/1595...