Meaning of VIKING
| Pronunciation: | | 'vIking
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| | Definition: | | [n] any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries |
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| | See Also: | | Norse, Northman, Scandinavian | |
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| | Definition: | |  Viking
The first time he sees her, the witch is clad in nothing but moonlight and mist. From that moment on, Thorne the Relentless knows that he`s been bewitched by the maiden in the bathing pool. Taking her for his own in a Viking raid, Thorne is only more enchanted. Can Fiona convince Thorne that she is bound to him by love not sorcery? more details ... |
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| | Definition: | | \Vi"king\, n. [Icel. v[=i]kingr, fr. v[=i]k a bay,
inlet.]
One belonging to the pirate crews from among the Northmen,
who plundered the coasts of Europe in the eighth, ninth, and
tenth centuries.
Of grim Vikings, and the rapture Of the sea fight, and
the capture, And the life of slavery. --Longfellow.
Note: Vikings differs in meaning from sea king, with which
frequently confounded. ``The sea king was a man
connected with a royal race, either of the small kings
of the country, or of the Haarfager family, and who, by
right, received the title of king as soon he took the
command of men, although only of a single ship's crew,
and without having any land or kingdom . . . Vikings
were merely pirates, alternately peasants and pirates,
deriving the name of viking from the vicks, wicks, or
inlets, on the coast in which they harbored with their
long ships or rowing galleys.'' --Laing.
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