Quote Originally Posted by mudd
So, when the Normans invaded in 1066, they were viking(s).
It could be argued 'no', that they didn't turn up to steal England as their boss thought it was his by right - viking - which I think means something like sea warrior as a noun does have conotations - as a verb - of turning up uninvited to ransack a few nunneries, monasteries (they were not particular) or villages, do a spot of BPR, and then back to the ships and away before the heavy mob from the nearest castle turned up.

'From the fury of the Norse men, Good Lord deliver us' was part of the Church of England service.

I have - from somewhere the image of a dragon boat, sailing out of the mist and onto a beach with its square sail set and showing the design of a great black bird, wings outstretched. Maybe it is a folk memory or just a scene from a film or TV.