Question: who was the most important person in viking society?
Answer: Erik the Red. Erik the Red is a figure who embodies the Vikings' bloodthirsty reputation more completely than most. ... 
Leif Erikson. ... 
Freydís Eiríksdóttir. ... 
Ragnar Lothbrok. ... 
Bjorn Ironside. ... 
Gunnar Hamundarson. ... 
Ivar the Boneless. ... 
Eric Bloodaxe.