I'm not referring to tv at all, you think Vikings were just warriors? No they weren't they were people living in Scandinavian Lands farming, trapping, and living off the land. Vikings raided for economic rather than political or territorial gains. The Jomsvikings were a mercenary group of Vikings (after the Vikings who would fight for anyone who would pay even Christians. Vikings would pick any took/weapon when entering battle even a woodcutting axe, the Dane Axe came in many shapes and forms. Vikings even had small axes with long bearded blades to pull shields from foes or to throw and kill. They used spears and sword, the swords were made with crucible steel a steel that even master blacksmiths today can hardly replicate.