Viking Raider Name Generator

A Viking name was a first name plus the father's name with son or dottir, like Thorvald Ketilsson or Thorunn Ketilsdottir. Many people also had a byname, a nickname describing their look, habits or famous deeds.

Shieldmaidens appear in the sagas, and some graves of women have been found with weapons. Historians still debate how common women warriors were, but they are a well-known part of Norse legend and fiction.

Most raiders carried a spear, a round wooden shield and a knife called a seax. Axes were common and cheap. Swords were expensive treasures, often inherited or bought, and were sometimes given names by their owners.

Yes. The names, bynames, raids and weapons are fictional and free to use in games, fiction and roleplay. They avoid famous saga heroes, so they suit original characters in historical or fantasy Norse settings.