The Vikings were seafaring Scandinavians. Viking or Vikings may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Comics

* ''Viking'' (comics) * ''Vikings #1'' (2013), comic book prequel to the '' Vikings'' TV series * '' Thor: Vikings'', a comic book series

Films

* ''Viking'' (2016 film), a 2016 Russian historical film * ''Viking'' (2022 film), a 2022 Canadian science fiction comedy film * ''The Viking'' (1928 film), a color film about Viking settlers * ''The Viking'' (1931 film), a black-and-white film about a hunter * ''The Vikings'' (film), a 1958 adventure film starring Kirk Douglas

Music

Groups

* Viking (band), a 1980s metal band * Los Vikings, a 1960 Salvadoran rock band *

The Vikings (1950s quartet) The Vikings is a Barbershop quartet that won the 1953 SPEBSQSA The Barbershop Harmony Society, legally and historically named the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. (SPEBSQSA), is the ...

, a barbershop quartet *

The Vikings (British band) The Vikings, also known as Keith Powell & the Vikings or Carl Wayne & the Vikings, were an English rock group from Birmingham, notable for including at various times Carl Wayne, Chris 'Ace' Kefford, Bev Bevan who would later become founders of ...

* The Vikings (South African band), a 1959–1961 rock and roll band

Albums

* ''Viking'' (album), by Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards * ''Vikings'' (album), by New Politics * ''Vikinger'', by Danheim

Other uses in music

* The Vikings, a 1990s side project of Norwegian band Turbonegro *

Hagström Viking The Hagström Viking was the first semi-acoustic guitar manufactured by Hagström. It was originally launched in 1965 and was built until it was discontinued in 1979 a few years before Hagström closed down their manufacturing in Sweden. The Viking ...

, a guitar *

Viking Records Viking Records was an independent record label that featured many New Zealand and Polynesian recording artists. Background The company was founded in 1957. In the 1960s, the company was the largest locally owned record label in the South Paci ...

, a New Zealand independent record label

Radio

Viking FM Viking FM is an Independent Local Radio station based in Sheffield, England, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to the East Riding of Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire. As of September 2022, the s ...

, a British independent radio station * The Vikings (radio program), a radio program broadcast by NBC

Television

* '' Viking: The Ultimate Obstacle Course'', a Japanese game show * ''Vikings'' (2012 TV series), a BBC documentary series * ''Vikings'' (2013 TV series), a historical drama series

Other arts, entertainment, and media

* Viking (comedy duo) * '' Viking: Battle for Asgard'', a 2008 game for Xbox 360 and PS3 * Viking Press, an American publishing company

Businesses

Manufacturers

Vehicle manufacturers

* Viking Air, a Canadian aircraft manufacturer *

Viking Cycle Company The Viking Cycle Company was an English bicycle company. Founded in 1908 in Wolverhampton as a bicycle repair shop, it became a manufacturer and sponsored a racing team. The company closed in 1967; the business was purchased and reestablished as ...

, a British bicycle manufacturer * Viking Flying Boat Company, owned by Robert E. Gross

Other manufacturers

* Viking Range, a kitchen appliance manufacturer * Viking Enterprise Solutions, formerly Viking Technology, Viking Interworks and Viking Modular Solutions, a division of the electronics manufacturing services provider Sanmina Corporation * VSM Group (Viking Sewing Machines), a sewing machine manufacturer

Transport lines

Air

* Viking Airlines, a defunct private charter airline which was based in Stockholm, Sweden *

Scanair Scanair was a charter airline of Danish origins that operated between 1961 and 1994. Its head office was in Bromma, Stockholm Municipality, Sweden. History Scanair was founded in Denmark in June 1961 and was partially owned by Scandinavian Air ...

(airline call sign Viking), a defunct charter airline based in Stockholm, Sweden * Sunclass Airlines (airline call sign Viking), formerly Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia, based in Denmark

Maritime

* Viking Line, a Finnish shipping line *

Viking River Cruises Viking (formerly Viking Cruises) is a cruise line providing river, ocean, and expedition cruises. Its operating headquarters are in Basel, Switzerland,Adam H. Graham"The Rising Tide: How Viking Changed Cruising" '' Departures'', 21 November 201 ...

, based in Basel, Switzerland * Viking Supply Ships, a supply shipping company based in Kristiansand, Norway

Other businesses

Hotel Royal Christiania Clarion Hotel The Hub is a hotel on Biskop Gunnerus' gate in Oslo, Norway. History Formerly known as the Hotel Viking, later as Hotel Royal Christiania, the building was the design work of architects Knut Knutsen and Fredrik Winsnes for which the ...

, formerly the Hotel Viking, in Oslo, Norway

Organizations

* Independent Order of Vikings, an American fraternal organization * Task Force Viking, a US Army formation in the Iraq War *

The Vikings (reenactment) The Vikings (previously the Norse Film and Pageant Society) are a United Kingdom, British-based society of historical re-enactment, historical re-enactors, dedicated to the study and re-enactment of the culture of the Viking Age (790–1066) and t ...

, a UK-based historical reenactment society

People

* Viking (given name) * Viking (nickname)

Places

* Viking, a region of the North Sea used in the British Shipping Forecast * Viking, Alberta, Canada, a town *

Viking, Minnesota Viking is a city in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 79 at the 2020 census. History A post office called Viking has been in operation since 1890. The city was named after the Vikings. Geography According to the U ...

, United States, a city *

Viking, Wisconsin Viking is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community located in the town of Gilman, Pierce County, Wisconsin, Gilman in Pierce County, Wisconsin, Pierce County, Wisconsin and the town of Eau Galle, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, Eau Galle in S ...

, United States, an unincorporated community * Viking Formation, a geological feature in Canada *

Viking Valley Viking Valley () is a valley lying on the east side of Mars Glacier containing a braided stream which feeds into Secret Lake, situated in the southeast corner of Alexander Island, Antarctica. This area was the prime research site of the 1992-93 Ma ...

, Alexander Island, Antarctica

Sport

College and university sports

Several North American schools use the name "Vikings" for their sports teams, including: *

Augustana College (Illinois) Augustana College is a private Lutheran college in Rock Island, Illinois. The college enrolls approximately 2,500 students. Its campus is adjacent to the Mississippi River and covers of hilly, wooded land. History Augustana College was founded ...

* Augustana College (South Dakota) * Augustana University College, Alberta, Canada * Bethany Lutheran College, Minnesota *

Cleveland State University Cleveland State University (CSU) is a public research university in Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1964 and opened for classes in 1965 after acquiring the entirety of Fenn College, a private school that had been in operation since 1923. ...

, Ohio * Lawrence University, Wisconsin * Portland State University, Oregon * Salem State University, Massachusetts * University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (now named the Victoria Vikes) * Waterloo Collegiate Institute, Ontario, Canada * Western Washington University

American football

* Minnesota Vikings, an American football team * Oslo Vikings, a Norwegian American football team * University of Limerick Vikings, an Irish American football team

Association football (soccer)

* FC Vestsjælland, also known as FCV Vikings, a Danish football club *

FC Viikingit FC Viikingit is a Finnish football club based in Vuosaari, East Helsinki, and currently playing in the ''Kakkonen'', the third tier of Finnish football. They play their home matches at Vuosaaren urheilukenttä, also called Heteniitty. The club ...

(FC Vikings), a Finnish football club * Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur, an Icelandic football club * Viking FK, a Norwegian football club * Viking Stadion, a football stadium in Stavanger, Norway * Víkingur Gøta (Vikings Gøta), a football club in the Faroe Islands

Ice hockey

* Dunfermline Vikings, a defunct Scottish ice hockey team *

Elliot Lake Vikings The Elliot Lake Vikings were a Canadian junior ice hockey team that originally began playing in the International Junior B Hockey League in 1965. In 1981, the team moved to the Tier II Junior A Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. The team was ...

, a Canadian Junior A ice hockey team * Jamestown Vikings, a defunct American ice hockey team * Nybro Vikings, a Swedish ice hockey team * Southampton Vikings, a defunct English ice hockey team *

Tønsberg Vikings Tønsberg , historically Tunsberg, is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, eastern Norway, located around south-southwest of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near its mouth onto the Skagerrak. The administrative ce ...

, a Norwegian ice hockey club *

HC Viking Tallinn HC Viking are an ice hockey team based in Tallinn, Estonia. They are members of the Meistriliiga (EML). They have won one Estonian Championship since their founding in 2014. HC Viking play their home games at Tondiraba Ice Hall The Tondiraba Ic ...

, an Estonian ice hockey club *

Viking Award The Viking Award is awarded annually to the best Swedish ice hockey player in North America. The winner is decided by a vote among all Swedish-born players participating in the NHL or the NHL farm-team leagues. Only Mats Sundin has received the awa ...

, given to the best Swedish ice hockey player in North America * Viking Cup, a world ice hockey tournament in Camrose, Alberta, Canada *

Viking IK Viking IK was an ice hockey team in Stavanger, Norway. The club was originally a part of the multi-sports club IL Viking, but became independent in 1987. The club played in the arena Siddishallen Stavanger Ishall, also known as Siddishallen is a ...

, a defunct ice hockey team in Stavanger, Norway **

Viking Hockey Viking Hockey is an ice hockey team based in Stavanger, Norway. The club was founded in 1998, replacing Viking IK, which had folded in 1996. They played one season in the GET-ligaen, 1998-99. The team colors are blue and they play home matches in ...

, Viking IK's successor

Rugby

Bay Roskill Vikings The Bay Roskill Vikings are a rugby league football club based in Mount Roskill and Blockhouse Bay, New Zealand, who compete in Auckland Rugby League's Sharman Cup competition. The club was established in 1979. History The club was formed in O ...

, a New Zealand rugby league football club * Canberra Vikings, an Australian rugby union football club * Somerset Vikings, an English rugby league team * Tuggeranong Vikings, an Australian rugby union club * Widnes Vikings, an English rugby league club

Other sports

* Denmark Vikings, a Danish Australian rules football team *

Harstad Vikings Harstad Vikings was a Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The ...

, a defunct Norwegian basketball team * Hull Vikings, a speedway motorcycle team in Hull, England * Solna Vikings, a Swedish basketball team *

TIF Viking Turn & Idrettsforeningen Viking is a Norwegian sports club from Bergenhus, Bergen. It has sections for gymnastics, athletics, race walking, orienteering, volleyball, handball and skiing. It was founded on 17 May 1892 as ''IK Viking'', but later ...

, a Norwegian sports club ** Viking Park, home stadium of the Tuggeranong Vikings *

Victorian Vikings The Victorian Vikings are a field hockey team which participate in Australia's national field hockey league, the AHL. The team is mostly made up of amateurs who participate in the Victorian State League Division 1. Previous to being known as ...

, an Australian field hockey team * Viking Håndball, a Norwegian handball club

Vehicles

Aircraft

ASL Viking American Sign Language (ASL) is a natural language that serves as the predominant sign language of Deaf communities in the United States of America and most of Anglophone Canada. ASL is a complete and organized visual language that is express ...

, a two-seater British biplane first flown in 1912 *

Bellanca Viking The Bellanca Viking and Super Viking are a series of single-engine, four-seat, high performance, retractable gear aircraft manufactured in the USA during the 1960s and 1970s. The aircraft developed through modifications of classic designs by the ...

, a four-seat American plane introduced in 1967 * Grob Viking, a Royal Air Force plane introduced in the 1980s * Lockheed S-3 Viking, a U.S. Navy aircraft introduced in 1974 * St Andrews Viking, an American powered parachute design *

Vance Viking The Vance Viking, also called the Vance Flying Wing Express, and the Texas Sky Ranger, was a single seat cargo and racing aircraft. Design and development Claire K. Vance founded the Vance Aircraft Corporation to build the "Flying Wing" design ...

, an American single-seat cargo and racing aircraft first flown in 1932 * Vickers VC.1 Viking, a British airliner introduced in 1946 * Vickers Viking, a British military aircraft introduced in 1919

Land vehicles

Viking (automobile) Viking was a brand of car, automobiles manufactured by General Motors as a supplement to Oldsmobile division for model years 1929 to 1931 and used the GM B platform. It was shared with the Oakland Motor Car Company, Oakland Model 301 for 1930 and ...

, manufactured by Oldsmobile from 1929 to 1931 * BvS 10, an all-terrain armoured vehicle called Viking by the British Armed Forces

Rockets and spacecraft

* Viking (rocket), a series of sounding rockets * Viking (rocket engine) *

Viking (satellite) Viking was Sweden's first satellite. It was launched on an Ariane 1 rocket as a piggyback payload together with the French satellite SPOT 1, on February 22, 1986. Operations ended on May 12, 1987. Viking was used to explore plasma processes in ...

* Viking program, two NASA missions to Mars ** '' Viking 1'' ** '' Viking 2''

Ships

Commercial and private

* ''Viking'' (barque), a Danish sailing ship, now used as a hotel * ''Viking'' (replica Viking longship), a Norwegian replica of a Viking ship * Empire ''Viking'', several Empire Ships named Viking, see List of Empire ships (U–Z) * , a fastcraft in the Isle of Man Steam Packet fleet * , several motorships * , a steam-powered sealing ship used to film ''The Viking'' (1931 film) * , also named HMS ''Vindex'' * Viking Line, a Finnish ferry and cruise operator, and its ships: ** , a Viking Line fast cruise ferry ** , a planned but canceled Viking Line ferry ** ''Viking'', a passenger ferry built in 1905, later renamed HMS ''Vindex''

Naval

* , several British Royal Navy ships * HNoMS ''Viking'' (1891), a Royal Norwegian Navy gunboat * , various United States Navy ships * Viking class submarine, a planned but canceled European submarine class

Other uses

* MP-446 Viking, a Russian semi-automatic pistol *

Viking Link Viking Link is a 1,400 MW HVDC submarine power cable under construction between the United Kingdom and Denmark. Current status Land cables and submarine cables are being installed since 2020 and expected to finish in 2023. As of August 2022 Den ...

, a planned submarine power cable between the United Kingdom and Denmark * Viking Wind Farm, a proposed Shetland Islands wind farm