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 ...
They have often speculated that it could be a Spanish galleon, but perhaps Doug has now spotted evidence that it is a Viking ...
When you think of cruise ship design, you might imagine enormous crystal chandeliers, neon-lit casinos or showy waterslides. Yet, in a sea of extravagance and excess, Viking is charting its own ...
Launched in May 2021, Viking Venus features modern amenities and a contemporary design. The ship holds 930 passengers at double occupancy and 465 crew members. Amenities include multiple pools and ...
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 ...