Were the Anglo-Saxons Vikings?

Vikings were not a nation as such, but groups of warriors, explorers and merchants led by a chieftain. As often as not, in the expeditions to the west Vikings were Norwegians, Danes and Swedes, but also anyone who joined them. The point is that the Old Norse word v�kingr denoted not a nationality, but occupation: a Viking was anyone who took part in an overseas expedition.