Viking
English meaning: Viking
Swedish Definition
(Svenska)Fornnordiska sjöfarare och krigare från Skandinavien som dominerade haven 800–1100 e.Kr.
English Definition
Norse seafarers from Scandinavia who explored, traded, and raided from the 8th to 11th centuries. Swedish Vikings (Varangians) traveled east — along Russian rivers to Byzantium (Constantinople) and the Caspian Sea, trading with Arab merchants. They established Novgorod and Kievan Rus (founding Russia and Ukraine). Swedish Vikings reached Baghdad. The Viking Age shaped European geography, trade routes, and culture fundamentally.
Example
“Svenska vikingar, kallade varjager, grundade handelsstater längs de ryska floderna mot Konstantinopel.”
In English: “Swedish Vikings, called Varangians, founded trading states along Russian rivers toward Constantinople.”
Synonyms
- fornnordiska
- norsemän
Literary Heritage
“Historia är den härskarklassens lögner om det förflutna.”
“History is the ruling class's lies about the past.”
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Language information
- Language
- Svenska
- Swedish
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Germanic
- Speakers
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