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any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries

Viking raids were not just on the coasts, but also up the rivers.

Viking = any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries

And the Viking ships had no weapons, aside from the men.
Katherine Applegate -- Everworld - Search For Senna

Viking = any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries

It was a large open row boat with a tall front and a tall back (like a Viking boat of old)
Roald Dahl -- Charlie And The Chocolate Factory

Viking = any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries

After Onassis's death, Jackie retreated from the public eye, eventually securing a job with Viking Press as a book editor in New York City.
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard -- Killing Kennedy
One of the strongest representations appears in the Poetic Edda of the ancient Vikings.
Joseph Campbell -- The Hero With a Thousand Faces
I've heard rumors that the Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars were also trying to trade up to take me.
Tim Tebow -- Through My Eyes
That made it a Viking funeral, after a fashion.
Saul Bellow -- The Adventures of Augie March
A bachelor's party is not a Viking invasion.
J.D. Robb -- Immortal in Death
I thought this was the Troy, not the Viking raiders.
John Ringo -- Live Free or Die
Jason hosted a celebration party in his room, a timbered Viking hall.
Henry H. Neff -- The Hound of Rowan
I suppose the Vikings thought that where one was good, three might be better.
James A. Owen -- Here, There be Dragons
I imagine Viking warriors might look like that, if Vikings were clean-shaven and modernized.
Susan Ee -- Angelfall
"It's a minivan, not a Viking."
Alexandra Bracken -- The Darkest Minds
The scene is part personal tragedy, part Viking funeral, part Chippewa trip to the next world, all strange.
Thomas C. Foster -- How to Read Literature Like a Professor
It reminds me of a Viking ship.
Libba Bray -- Sweet Far Thing
I also went on board a Viking ship which lay a short distance from the little craft.
Helen Keller -- Story of My Life
Mariner, Viking, Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity, just to name a few, had all been born in this one room.
Andy Weir -- The Martian
Within a minute, the frame had assumed the characteristic shape of a Viking ship.
Henry H. Neff -- The Fiend And The Forge
I believe in my heart of hearts that he suffered as much about Lucy's death as any of us, but he bore himself through it like a moral Viking.
Bram Stoker -- Dracula
At first, Hazel thought they were wearing Viking helmets.
Rick Riordan -- The Son of Neptune

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