What is "wiking"

Wiking or Wikings, the German for Viking, may refer to:-

• Wiking (horse), an Arabian racehorse.
• Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking, a WWII flying boat
• Wiking Modellbau, a German maker of scale models
• 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking, a Waffen SS panzer division
• WIKING Helikopter Service, a German helicopter operator
• Wiking-Jugend, a German neo-Nazi organisation
• Wikings, a Belgium student organisation

Wiking is the all-time leading sire of Arabian racehorses. Born in Poland in 1979, Wiking was imported to the United States in 1984. He raced 19 times and earned $97,782 in US dollars. He was owned by Town and Country Farms and trained by Robert Knight.

A bay stallion standing , Wiking sired 498 registered foals. He is in the Arabian Horse Trust Racing Hall of Fame, and was named the 1985 International Arabian Horse Association racehorse of the year.