Oh, the fun I have had with this particular archetype. I mostly built my Viking out of a Halfling with Cautious Fighter and used an Earthbreaker and Klar but there have been some tasty releases since I dusted off that character build.
If you are already going to take Shield Focus as a feat, consider Upsetting Shield Style and Unhindering Shield. If you were inclined to do so, you could dip a level or two of monk (as Viking does not preclude a lawful alignment), and still use that buckler for its Shield AC, all the while bashing people with it.
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If your campaign is continuing to higher levels Iwould (did) definitely go with the intimidate build. When I’m considering playing a class or particular archetype, the major question I ask is “what can I do with this class that is impossible or really hard to do any other way?” For the Viking, the answer is “trigger Deadly Stroke in a single round.” Move action intimidate, swift action Hurtful (triggers Shatter Defenses), standard action Deadly Stroke. If you are playing to stupidly high levels, you can even move up first and intimidate as a free action at level 18.
I will also point you at the Quick Draw feat and a quickdraw shield. Used in tandem you can stow the shield as a free action at the start of your turn, two-hand your weapon, and put the shield back on as a free action before ending your turn.
Yes, this is exactly how I built my Viking.
RP-wise he was a half-orc who came from a family of half-orcs who had lived in Absalom for generations and as a consequence had no idea what “being an orc” really meant even though he desperately wanted to be one. He had a decent intelligence but a the low wisdom meant he constantly believed whatever people told him. Like how nice Mr. Deepbore who lived down the street convinced him that dwarves and orcs had always been best friends since they had lived underground together for centuries. He was unfailingly polite and every time his party asked him to lead the way through the door into a bandit hideout he would pause to knock first. And since his father was a greengrocer he was a vegan viking.
Could I ask for a sample feat list ?
If you'd like to take a peek at what I had in mind back then, this link should get you there. It is by no means optimized, but might give you some ideas.