"Sea-roving" Quotes from Famous Books
... the name "vikings" was first given to those Northmen who dwelt in a part of Denmark called Viken. However that may be, it was the name given to all the Northmen who took to a wild, sea-roving life, because they would often seek shelter with their boats in one or another of the numerous bays ... — Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) • Various |