SCANDINAVIANS who lived between 793 to 1066 AD were called Vikings. Verdict:FALSEWhile the word "Viking" is commonly used to describe the seafaring people of Scandinavia (present day Norway, Denmark and Sweden), it would not have been what the "Vikings" would have called themselves. The word Viking has its roots in the norse word "vik" which means creek, inlet or bay. During the Viking Age, the word viking was actually an activity, something someone would do rather than the name of the person doing it. Anyone could be a vikingr as it was a word that the Vikings would use for other non-Scandinavian groups as well.
