I see you've got some now-deleted push-back that Vikings are a profession, not the culture, so if you saw that, you may be interested in /u/bloodswan's answer to What do you think about "Vikings" vs "Old Norse/Scandinavians" debate? Cause one popular youtuber thinks we should just use the term Vikings for all people in old Scandinavia. in which they confirm that Viking is an accepted popular and academic term for the Norse culture in general.