Viking (disambiguation) explained

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
• , a comic book series

Films

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

Music

Groups

• Viking (band), a 1980s metal band
• Los Vikings, a 1960 Salvadoran rock band
• The Vikings (1950s quartet), a barbershop quartet
• The Vikings (British band)
• 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, a guitar
• Viking Records, a New Zealand independent record label

Radio

• Viking FM, a British independent radio station
• The Vikings (radio program), a radio program broadcast by NBC

Television

• , a Japanese game show
• Vikings (2012 TV series), a BBC documentary series
• Vikings (TV series), a 2013 historical drama series
  • , a 2022 sequel to the original drama series

Other arts, entertainment, and media

• Viking (comedy duo)
• , 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, 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 (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 (cruise line), based in Basel, Switzerland
• Viking Supply Ships, a supply shipping company based in Kristiansand, Norway

Other businesses

• Hotel Royal Christiania, 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 group), a UK-based historical reenactment society

People

• Viking (given name)
• Viking (nickname)

Places

• Viking, Alberta, Canada, a town
• Viking, Minnesota, United States, a city
• Viking, Wisconsin, United States, an unincorporated community
• Viking Formation, a geological feature in Canada
• Viking Valley, Alexander Island, Antarctica
• Viking, a region of the North Sea used in the British Shipping Forecast

Sport

College and university sports

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

• Augustana College (Illinois)
• Augustana College (South Dakota)
• Augustana University College, Alberta, Canada
• Bethany Lutheran College, Minnesota
• Cleveland State University, 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 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, 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, a Norwegian ice hockey club
• HC Viking Tallinn, an Estonian ice hockey club
• Viking Award, given to the best Swedish ice hockey player in North America
• Viking Cup, a world ice hockey tournament in Camrose, Alberta, Canada
• Viking IK, a defunct ice hockey team in Stavanger, Norway
  • Viking Hockey, Viking IK's successor

Rugby

• Bay Roskill Vikings, 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, a defunct Norwegian basketball team
• Hull Vikings, a speedway motorcycle team in Hull, England
• Solna Vikings, a Swedish basketball team
• TIF Viking, a Norwegian sports club
  • Viking Park, home stadium of the Tuggeranong Vikings
• Victorian Vikings, an Australian field hockey team
• Viking Håndball, a Norwegian handball club

Vehicles

Aircraft

• ASL Viking, a two-seater British biplane first flown in 1912
• Bellanca Viking, 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, 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), 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 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

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

See also

• • • Viking Aircraft (disambiguation)
• Wiking (disambiguation)