BR62131 Arnlaug Viking with Raven Banner

In Old Norse, the term Viking does not appear to be employed for any people or culture. However, in the 9th century the word "wicing" appeared in an Anglo Saxon poem Widsith, and the term generally referred to Scandinavian Raiders.

In modern English this term has evolved into Viking, describing the Nordic seafaring people who explored, traded and raided from their Northern European homelands during the late 8th to the late 11th centuries.

Scale 1:30 / 60mm