Preserved to the present Famous discoveries of Viking ships at Gokstad and Oseberg, Norway, in 1880 and 1906, respectively, established the classic image of the dragon-headed warship. Longships ...

Imagine a dragon-headed ship cutting through the frigid Atlantic ... In 1005, he assembled the most ambitious Viking ...

The Vikings built fast ‘dragon-ships’ and ‘long ships ... and furs to keep warm. Viking long ships could sail in shallow water so they could travel up rivers as well as across the ...

The strakes of the ship were much thinner than most people realize, often only 0.78-1.18 inches thick (almost paper thin). Some Viking longships were decorated to look like a dragon or a sea snake ...

The inaugural visit of Viking’s newest ship, Viking Vela, signals the start of a busy cruise season for the UK port.