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 ...

When did the Viking Age begin and end, and why is it so difficult to define? Explore when and how the era of Scandinavian ...

From Tudor warships and Viking longboats to the extraordinary ocean liners that defined a golden age of travel, it's fair to say that without some of these historic ships we might not be where we ...

They had found a massive Viking Age cemetery with over 100 graves, including some shaped like ships. Project leader Petra Nordin, an archaeologist at Sweden's National Historical Museums ...

The Viking age, says Price, “is not for the squeamish ... fighters farther and faster than ever before. Aboard these ships, northern lords and their restless followers could voyage across ...

Now they are certain. There was once a Viking ship buried at Jarlsberg. The wagon is the only one of its kind from Norway’s Viking Age, but the wood is dry and brittle. Since 1904, it has been ...

If you're the skeptical type, you might raise an eyebrow when you hear that a particular Viking ship was built in the year 819. How could anyone determine the age of such an aged object so ...

Another small ship has been impacted by a gastrointestinal illness outbreak, the fourth one reported so far this year.

While digging to find an ancient settlement in southern Sweden, archaeologists made a completely unexpected discovery: an enormous Viking Age cemetery with more than 100 graves and several ship ...