They were people. There were good ones and bad ones. Some might help with the laundry, some might blow a gasket for being reminded to clean up after dinner, some would be cried over and missed because they went out to sea and never came home. Generalising any culture or group in one direction or the other isn’t encouraging informed discussion.
Nazis, however, are unequivocally bad, 'mkay?
They were people. There were good ones and bad ones. Some might help with the laundry, some might blow a gasket for being reminded to clean up after dinner, some would be cried over and missed because they went out to sea and never came home. Generalising any culture or group in one direction or the other isn’t encouraging informed discussion. Nazis, however, are unequivocally bad, 'mkay?
Vikings was the name given specifically to the ones who got on ships to go raiding and pillaging. It was not the normal citizens.
Just like not every German citizen was part of the Nazi party, not every Nord was a Viking.