viking

Example Sentences

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The 39-year-old from Cheshire crossed the finish line in Reyjavik on Monday afternoon, where he was greeted with a viking horn and sprayed with champagne.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

This particular viking tale is centered around a fictionalized version of real life viking Thorfinn Karlsefni.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2023

Mattson makes a surprise visit, and Kendall goes ‘reverse viking’

From Slate • May 8, 2023

Reggie ends up playing a half-baked viking villain.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2018

He was a typical viking, tall, strong, and valorous, and must have been a masterly man, one in whom warriors readily recognised the qualities of chieftainship.

From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Larson, Laurence Marcellus