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''Viking'' is a term with many meanings, and depending on whom you are talking to, you may get a different response. |
'''Viking''' is a term with many meanings, and depending on whom you are talking to, you may get a different response. |
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In the [[SCA]] (as in much of modern western media) the word |
In the [[SCA]] (as in much of modern western media) the word ''Viking'' is currently used to refer to any of the [[Norse]] people from between (about) the [[6th century|500s]] to (about) the [[14th century|1300s]]. Whether this is an accurate usage is a matter of energetic disagreement. |
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Some of the various positions in this disagreement are that Viking: |
Some of the various positions in this disagreement are that Viking: |
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* refers to any |
* refers to any [[Norse]]man from the period mentioned. |
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* refers to |
* refers to ?wanderers?, or Norse who traveled about. |
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* specifically |
* specifically Norse merchants that traveled about during the period in question. |
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* refers specifically to those ''western'' [[Scandanavia]]n [[pirate]]s and marauders that ravaged northern and western [[Europe]] between the [[8th century|8th]] and [[11th century|11th centuries]]. |
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* refers specifically to those western Scandinavian [[pirate]]s and marauders that ravaged northern and western [[Europe]] between the [[8th century|8th]] and [[11th century|11th centuries]]. |
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* refers not to a people or group of people, but to activity -- going ''viking'' meaning to journey to other countries (often by boat, as buses were an Endangered Species then) and do trade, in the interests of levelling out wealth. |
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''See Also:'' |
''See Also:'' |
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* [[Norse]] |
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* [[Norman]] |
* [[Norman]] |
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* [[Old Norse]] - [[language]] |
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* [[Old Norse alternate titles]] |
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* [[Old Norse Religion]] |
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* [[Viking Garb]] |
* [[Viking Garb]] |
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* [[Viking embroidery]] |
* [[Viking embroidery]] |
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* [[Viking fighting equipment]] |
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* [[Fire and Steel|Fire and Steel]] - A Viking-age [[re-enactment group]] |
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[[Category:viking]] |
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Latest revision as of 09:49, 10 November 2007
Viking is a term with many meanings, and depending on whom you are talking to, you may get a different response.
In the SCA (as in much of modern western media) the word Viking is currently used to refer to any of the Norse people from between (about) the 500s to (about) the 1300s. Whether this is an accurate usage is a matter of energetic disagreement.
Some of the various positions in this disagreement are that Viking:
- refers to any Norseman from the period mentioned.
- refers to ?wanderers?, or Norse who traveled about.
- specifically Norse merchants that traveled about during the period in question.
- refers specifically to those western Scandanavian pirates and marauders that ravaged northern and western Europe between the 8th and 11th centuries.
See Also:
