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 Magni is one of Viking's trademark longships sailing the Rhine. Like its sister ships, the Magni offers a variety of stateroom categories and two-room suites with full-size verandas.

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 ...

As well as being long, Viking longships were shallow. Most had a maximum draught (the depth a boat sinks under the water) of ...

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 ...