They could cross the open oceans under sail and then switch to oars for ... or Frankish vessels in lightness and efficiency, longships carried Viking raiders from northern England to north Africa.

The Viking Idun is one of the original Longships that set sail in 2012 as part of Viking River Cruises' massive fleet development program. They were designed by Petter Yran and Bjorn Storbratten ...

Viking long ships could sail in shallow water so they could travel up rivers as well as across the sea. In a raid, a ship could be hauled up on a beach. The Vikings could jump out and start ...

A new study suggests that medieval stone discs found in Ukraine were likely used by Vikings as solar compasses to navigate ...

Traders sailing Russian rivers and the Caspian Sea, on the other hand, used lighter Byrding vessels. But longships stand out ...

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The most striking discovery was the biggest longship yet found ... 2,175-square-foot sail, the ship must have been swift and formidable. The excavators speculate that this ship, like the others ...