Viking

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Viking any of the Scandinavian seafaring pirates and traders who raided and settled in many parts of NW Europe in the 8th–11th centuries. The name comes from Old Norse vik ‘creek’ or Old English wīc ‘camp, dwelling place’.

The name Viking was also given to either of two American space probes sent to Mars in 1975, each of which consisted of a lander that conducted experiments on the surface and an orbiter.

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