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 ...

The Viking ship Skidbladner. A full scale replica of the 9th century Viking longship (photo credit: Lenka Adamcikova. Via Shutterstock) A new study suggests that medieval stone discs found in ...

The Viking Vidar is one of Viking's Longships, and it carries 48 crew members. Launched in 2015, the ship set sail as part of Viking River Cruises' massive fleet-development program. The company ...

The Viking Idun is one of the original Longships that set sail in 2012 as part of Viking River Cruises' massive fleet development program. They were designed by Petter Yran and Bjorn Storbratten ...