Viking took delivery of their newest Longship, Viking Nerthus, this week and moved one ship closer to their goal of having ...

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 ...

Viking announced the delivery of its latest Longship, Viking Nerthus, which was presented this morning at Meyer’s Neptun ...

As well as being long, Viking longships were shallow. Most had a maximum draught (the depth a boat sinks under the water) of 0.5-1 meter. This meant that they could sail into shallows and down ...