For three turbulent centuries, the glimpse of a square sail and dragon-headed prow on the horizon struck terror into the hearts of medieval Europeans. Indeed, the ...

like Viking ships and modern ships. Other European ships also tended to be tall, with superstructures ascending from the stern and bow. Having so much hull above the waterline meant that there was ...

Countless sailing experiments with replica ships continue to ... While similar modern devices do work successfully (as seen in the NOVA program "The Vikings"), many have questioned if the ...

voyaging northwards in Norwegian fembøring and fyring boats to figure out for themselves how the Vikings might have made the ...

"It’s hard to keep excitement from turning into fear when you see those waves casually tossing around huge modern boats ... that the 10m-long boat had been on previous Viking voyages before ...