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 ...

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

Enjoy all this while sailing on board one of the state-of-the-art ships of the newest fleets in the industry. Whether it be a Viking Longship or an ocean sister ship, the award-winning vessels of ...

sailing Europe’s rivers with an award-winning fleet of Scandinavian-chic Viking Longships boasting two-room suites, a library, an expansive sun deck, and even an onboard organic herb garden.

A full scale replica of the 9th century Viking longship (photo credit ... that Vikings relied heavily on the sun to navigate when sailing, although their navigation methods are not fully understood.

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 ...

The Viking Vidar is one of Viking's Longships, and it carries 48 crew members. Launched in 2015, the ship set sail as part of Viking River Cruises' massive fleet-development program. The company ...