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 ...

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

On Tuesday, the Up Helly Aa festival brought fire and tradition to the Shetland Islands as costumed participants, known as ...

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

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 ...

From the mighty Viking longships that once sliced through Norway’s fjords to the state-of-the-art cruise ships of today, Norway’s maritime history is rich with adventure. But in 2025 ...

In 1263 AD, King Haakon of Norway sent a fleet of Viking longships to Largs, Ayrshire. When the Vikings landed on the beach, Scottish soldiers fought them off. Haakon sailed away to Orkney where ...

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 ...

IN January 1985 Rosalind Bowden initiated and directed the first Jorvik Viking Festival and directed it until 1993. With a small team of helpers, it was devised as a means of attracting publicity ...