Exploring the written and archaeological sources in search for the meaning of the term “Viking”. Who were the Vikings? Who could be a Viking? And what it meant to become a Viking?
Bibliography at the end of this video.
Introduction – 00:00
Contemporary uses of the term – 01:46
British and French Historiography – 07:51
Víkingr – 11:01
In Written Sources – 12:58
In the Sagas – 17:56
In Rune Stones – 19:53
Bibliography & End Screens – 24:44
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