The word Viking is derived from the Norse word for Fjord, Vik. Thus the term Viking indicates Water Traveler. In Modern history the word Viking has become synonymous with savage sea pirates and plunderers, but there is more to these seafaring Scandinavians. The Vikings included Danes Swedes and Norwegians. These people raided large areas of eastern and western Europe and changed the continent forever. The part of history know as the "Viking Age" is considered …showed first 75 words of 1506 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1506 total…the Vikings native toung. It is clear that the world is different because of their enculturation into middle Europe. Bibliography 1. Magnus Magnusson, Vikings!, (New York: Dutton, 1980) 2. Gwyn Jones, A History of the Vikings, (London: Oxford University Press, 1968) 3. Graham-Campbell, James, ed. Cultural Atlas of the Viking World, New York:Facts on File, 1994. 4. Ingstad, Helge. Westward to Vinland. Erik J. Friis, Trans. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1969. 5. Barlow, Frank. Edward the Confessor. Berkley: University of California Press, 1970.