The knarr drew on similar design principles ... discoveries of Viking ships at Gokstad and Oseberg, Norway, in 1880 and 1906, respectively, established the classic image of the dragon-headed ...

but evidence suggests that dragon heads and metal ship vanes (similar to weather vanes) adorned other Viking ships. A Viking fleet nears home with slaves and other plunder in this imagined scene ...

The Vikings built fast ‘dragon-ships ... short trips. A ship carried everything needed at sea – drinking water, dried meat to eat, tools, weapons, and furs to keep warm. Viking long ships ...

But it was not long before larger Viking ... ships, forcing them stay in their ships. Raids, ambushes and the occasional full battle went on for five years, until AD897. The Vikings built fast ‘ ...

The most striking discovery was the biggest longship yet found, 119 feet long, with room for at least 72 oars and a crew of 100. With its draft of only about three feet and a huge, 2,175-square ...