Important Figures: Know your superiors

Thor

Vikings believed in many gods, and would have sacrifices for them. One of the most popular gods amung them was Thor. He happened to be the God of thunder. A strong man who was also a god of war, one that was both loved and also feared by the vikings, but always greatly respected. His weapon of choice would be a hammer that took the shape of a thunderbolt, this would inflect heavy damage, and then return to him so he could assault further. After him, we've derived the term Thursday (Thor's day).

Erik the Red

This famous Viking became so popular when he was thought to be the first to settle in greenland. However, he had been well known before this point as well, as his family had been exiled from Norway on account to the slaughtering of many. They had gone first to iceland where they settled for a while. That was until they were exiled from there too, due to the same offences. During this exile was when he traveled to greenland, and settled there instead.

Skagul Toste

This Viking was the man who first made the demand for Danegeld. Meaning exactly "Danish Tax" this is basically a tax raise to pay tribute to the Vikings for saving the land from being attacked. This tax money was used to both buy off the attackers as well as pay for the protection they needed.

Sagrid "The Haughty"

This was a viking woman who would soon become quite popular after her stance against King Olaf of Norway. He had decided to convert to christianity and was insisting that all follow his lead, or die. When she was proposed to marry this man, she blatently said in his face that she wouldn't. This rebeling against the king did owe her a slap to the face, but it built her character too high for him to simply knock down.

Odin

He was the "God of all gods". An infamous god of war. He was undeniably brave, and when he battled, he went for blood. He was also the god of poetry, magic and wisdom. Often, he is portrayed as an elder an with only one eye (as he sacrificed the other to drink from the fountain of wisdom), but despite this, he was worshipped intensely among the Vikings.