Without this crucial advance in ship technology, the Vikings would never have become a dominant force in medieval warfare, politics, and trade. The drekar, or dragon-headed longships, were ...

How and why did medieval farmers in Scandinavia become ... Photograph by ROBERT CLARK-PHOTOGRAPHED AT VIKING SHIP MUSEUM, MUSEUM OF CULTURAL HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF OSLO Around 750 a band of ...

By contrast, traditional Nordic ships, such as Viking longships, were built in the "clinker" style ... "This ship represents a fascinating link between medieval and modern shipbuilding." The new ...

“This ship represents a fascinating transition from medieval to modern shipbuilding.” Viking Age ships (and all other ships from the Nordic countries before that) were built with ...

The ship's carvel-built design marks a turning point in shipbuilding history, using a construction method that differs from the clinker-built style of most medieval Scandinavian ships.

Theories about the wreckage had swirled for years, with some believing it to be a sunken Viking ship ... by Jim Hansson / VRAK / SMTM But the medieval ship’s most unique feature wasn’t ...

Viking has launched its 2025 European river season, with its fleet of Viking Longships setting sail along Europe’s waterways, ...

Viking has more cruise ships sailing on rivers in Europe than any other cruise line. They are adding seven new Longships to ...

Viking celebrates the start of its 2025 European river season as its fleet embarks on their journey across the continent's ...

War Sails will expand Mount & Blade 2's world map and introduce an entirely new region to the world of Calradia: the Northern Kingdoms and its surrounding sea. It's there the Viking-themed Nords call ...

The excavators speculate that this ship, like the others in Roskilde ... might be seen foaming far and wide" wrote a medieval monk who watched a Viking fleet set sail. Above: Detail from the ...