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Viking vs Danegeld - What's the difference?

viking | danegeld |

As nouns the difference between viking and danegeld

is that viking is viking (one of the scandinavian seafaring warriors) while danegeld is danegeld.

viking

English

(wikipedia Viking)

Alternative forms

* -terminal): ** Vikinger, vikinger ** Vikingir, vikingir ** Vikingr, vikingr * -terminal): ** Viking, viking * -initial): ** Wicking, wicking ** Wiking, wiking

Noun

(en noun)
  • (historical) One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors that raided (and then settled) the British Isles and other parts of Europe in the 8th to the 11th centuries and, according to many historians, were the first Europeans to reach North America.
  • (by extension) A stock character common in the fantasy genera, namely a barbarian, generally equipped with an ax or sword and a helmet adorned with horns.
  • (lb) A (mediaeval Scandinavian).
  • (American football) A player on the NFL team.

    • Derived terms

    * vike (jocular verb) * viking (in attributive use) * Vikingism * Vikingship

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A town in Alberta, Canada
  • A city in Minnesota

    • References

    English borrowed terms ----

    danegeld

    English

    (wikipedia Danegeld)

    Alternative forms

    *Danegelt

    Noun

    (-)
  • (history) A tax raised originally to protect against Viking raiders in the 10th and 11th centuries, and later continued as a land tax.
  • *1644 , (John Milton), Aeropagitica :
  • *:And who shall then stick closest to ye, and excite others? not he who takes up armes for cote and conduct, and his four nobles of Danegelt .