tried everything studying history all i want to know is are the nords & vikings from the same place?

Answer 1

Maybe...

Answer 2

yes the nords and vikings are from the same place.
The name viking is misleading. Im actually a historical reenactor, of this period.
http://www.regia.org/ use the link left.
To say viking, was actually to call these people a pirate. Which is wholly inaccurate.
I prefer to refer to the vikings, as scandinavians, as this a far more accurate representation, of the origins of these people.
The scandinavians - vikings, are generally accepted, as coming from, denmark, sweden, norway, iceland, etc.
The nords reference, could be short for nordic, or norse.
to be norse, would definitley refer to the same aforementioned, geographical references. Indeed in many of the sagas that i have read, the vikings(sigh) are referred to as the norsemen, or 'northmen'.The rest of europe, would have referred, to only the norsemen, they came into contact with, or heard about, as vikings,(pirates), This being due, to the their reputation, for pitiless raiding and plundering, in their fast ships. (piratical references again). This being well documented, by the priests, from the monastic sites of lindisfarne, iona, jarrow, etc. What they do not mention, is what skilled farmers, travellers, tradesmen, and seafarers these people were. But i digress and plug.
to sum up ' are they from the same place?'
based on the detail in your question, yes they are.
the word 'nords' as you describe it, bears too close a resemblance, to the words 'norse' and the fact that 'vikings' are mentioned in the same question, and that all these are linked via association, is to close to ignore.

Answer 3

You mean "Norse" or "Norsemen" rather than "Nord". (The only "Nord" I know of are characters in a fantasy role-playing game). The Norse were the tribe that mostly coalesed into modern-day Norway, although the term is used to describe any of the Scandinavian and Icelandic peoples during the early middle ages. This looser definition also includes the Danes, the Geats (ancestors of the modern Swedes), and the Rus (who gave their name to Russia).

As for Viking, it is a job description rather than an ethnic identifier. Some, but not all, Norse went viking. "Viking" comes from an Old Norse word meaning "detour". Essentially a viking was a raider or a pirate. However, we use the word specifically for Norse pirates, who sailed the North Sea and harried the coasts of Europe, England and Ireland in their drakkars (aka, dragon-headed longships). Unfortuanately, some people are sloppy with the way they use the word and use it describe ALL Scandinavia people during the "Viking Age" (790s-1060s).

You may be confusing noun "Norse" with the adjective "Nordic". Nordic is used to describe things that are "of the North", specially "of Scandinavia" (e.g. "Nordic skiing"). However, it is also sometimes rather loosely used to describe anything from northern Europe, including Germany (e.g "Nordic looks").

I hope this helps.

Answer 4

I think you mean Norsemen rather than Nords. Maybe that is why you are having difficulty finding out where they are from. Viking is a term used to describe any of the Scandinavian sea fearing races from the 8th to 11th centuries and Norsemen specifically refers to those from Norway during the same period.

Answer 5

Some are and some aren't. Vikings are generally accepted as coming from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Nords presumably means from Norway.

Answer 6

Vikings were from Scandinavia, Norsemen were from Norway.

Answer 7

Scandanavia: Norway & Sweden & Finland

Answer 8

Yipe,definitely,from Earth,no problem with that answer.

Answer 9

try here...................

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_(Elder_Scrolls)