We look back at the launch of the Jorvik Viking Festival - 40 years ago IN January 1985 Rosalind Bowden initiated and ...

Ground-penetrating radar survey at Gjellestad, Norway In the 9th Century the Vikings started using sails, but they still needed strong rowers too for their epic voyages. In their longships they ...

Indeed, the Viking Age, from A.D. 800-1100, was the age of the sleek, speedy longship. Without this crucial advance in ship technology, the Vikings would never have become a dominant force in ...

One comment humorously suggested contacting Viking longship warranties ... archaeologists to share these extraordinary moments in real-time, creating an interactive experience for history lovers ...

Although the original Vikings have long become extinct, their genes can still be found today. People from Norway, Sweden, and ...

The Viking Gefjon launched in 2015 and is one of the Longships that first set sail in 2012 as part of Viking River Cruises' massive fleet-development program. The company named the Longship class ...

The Vikings built fast ‘dragon-ships’ and ‘long ships’ for raiding and war. They also had slower passenger and cargo ships called ‘knorrs’. They built smaller boats too ...

one of Viking's numerous Longship-class sisters? Sunlight. Streaming in through the glass-enclosed, two-story atrium is enough light to allow real flowers to grow. With backlit marble panels ...