The Gjellestad warrior longship dates from the pre-Christian Viking period 750-850 AD, Mr Paasche of the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (Niku) told the BBC. "We don't yet know ...

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 ...

While we mostly talk about Viking longships, this was only one of the many types of vessels built by the Vikings. They made everything from tiny fishing boats to barge ferries, to transport goods ...