Squads take part in the 'Up Helly Aa' festival in Shetland's main town of Lerwick, which celebrates the Scottish islands' ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Whether it be a Viking Longship or an ocean sister ship, the award-winning vessels of Viking have been recognized for their small ship luxury, streamlined Scandinavian design, refined onboard ambience ...