my <viking> kingdom for a horse

[Frank_Lloyd_Knight]

The root of the word "viking" which originally could have meant either a creek, or a small camp or dwelling place, can be seen in the names of several modern towns: Ipswich, Norwich, Yorvik (York), and my favorite -- Sandwich -- the Earl of which revolutionized the culinary world in the 1700s when he decided to place a slice of meat on a slice of bread for his dinner so that he wouldn't have to leave the gaming table.

But to my knowledge, the people known as vikings were commonly referred to as Danes (when not called sea-pirates, sea-wolves, or dogs), and the regions they settled in England came to be known as the Danelaw.

[Heir of Black Falcon]

Usually they are called names that indicate where they were from... Danes only being one of a few places. And of course this is not always done right either, sometimes people attach names to group from the wrong place.

Heir