The Normans were third generation Viking settlers of France, so the Vikings did have a huge impact on the British isles for a few centuries there.

I have a grocery store in the first floor of the building, so just an elevator down and up. One supermarket in each direction 550 and 650 meters. But I live in the city centre, so that is a privilege most people do not have.

That depends on how shallow you want your life to be.