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Viking vs Varangian - What's the difference?

viking | varangian |

In historical terms the difference between viking and varangian

is that viking is 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 while varangian is a member of the imperial body guard at Constantinople from 955.

As a proper noun Viking

is a town in Alberta, Canada.

As an adjective Varangian is

of or pertaining to the Varangians.

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 ----

    varangian

    English

    (Varangians)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) A member of the ethnically Scandinavian people around the borders of Constantinople in the ninth and tenth centuries.
  • (historical) A member of the imperial body guard at Constantinople from 955.
  • * 2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 506:
    • The Byzantines continued to recruit elite warriors from the north, not merely from Rus’ but directly from far-off Scandinavia; from the end of the tenth century, they referred to them as ‘Varangians ’.

    Synonyms

    * Varyag

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to the s.
  • Of or pertaining to the in Norway.
  • (geology) Pertaining to a period of intense glaciation during the late Proterozoic eon.

    • References

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