Many Viking Age re-enactment groups urge their members to select a time and location for their own portrayal.  Even better, some re-enactors adopt a particular occupation or role in Scandinavian society of the selected period.  Below is a list of occupations and the Old Norse translations of them.  Please note that although most Old Norse base words used below were taken directly from the sagas, some of the occupation titles were derived from appropriate words, but may not have been used exactly as shown.  The Old Norse words are shown beginning with capitals, but no capitalization was used in Old Norse a milennium ago.  Administrative titles are shown first with some suggested Old Norse translations.

"Man" in Old Norse was "maðr", usually, and "woman" was "kveinn", also usually.  Substitutions by gender can be made in the titles shown as needed.  Suggestions and additions are encouraged: info@vikingsofbjornstad.com.