Still, 20% of the words we use today come from Old Norse.
Like “anger” (from “angr”) or “berserk” (from “berserkr”), both of which seem pretty obviously Viking. But “awkward?” Or “freckle?” Those aren’t exactly words that scream warrior society. “Reindeer,” though… we all knew the probability of Santa Claus being some low-key Berserker was pretty high.