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Blog post: On the Trail of Sail History - the Vikings
A blog post discussing the practicalities of making sails for Viking ships.
Blog post: Following up on Viking Sails
A follow-up post about the practicalities of making sails for Viking ships. See the related items for earlier discussion on how Vikings made sails.
The Introduction of Sails to Scandinavia: Raw materials, Labour and Land
This paper explores the logistical consequences of the introduction of sails to Scandinavia on the threshold of the Viking Age.
Craft: How to Make a Viking Longboat
Instructions for how to make a Viking longship from cardboard.
Lofotr Viking Festival 2009 - Rowing the Lofotr and Vargfotr viking ships
From a visit of Lofotr Viking Museum during the Viking Festival in August 2009. Rowing the Viking ships Lofotr and Vargfotr.
Hurstwic: Rowing a Viking Ship
Hurstwic recently conducted some rowing experiments aboard a reproduction Viking ship to learn more about how Viking-age sailors may have rowed their ships. The data collected from our measurement devices allows us to form some speculative…
Hjemkomst - A Dream
The story tells about the construction and sailing of a replica longship by Robert Asp of Moorhead, Minnesota. The replica was based on the Gokstad ship, and was sailed from New York to Norway in 1982. The ship is now on display in the Hjemkomst…
Building the Sea Stallion from Glendalough
This article discusses the process of building Havhingsten / The Sea Stallion.
Boat rivets on display in Shetland Museum and Archives
Viking-Age iron boat rivets from Yell, Shetland. Donated by Robbie Arthur, Stromfirth. ARC 1996.242.
Viking Line Ferry, Stockholm
Swedish ferry line with Viking branding. Operates between Sweden, Finland and Estonia. Photographed in Stockholm.
Double ship-setting at Anundshög, Sweden
A double ship setting at the prehistoric burial mound atAnundshög in Sweden, the largest of 5 ship settings on the site. Many ship settings pre-date the Viking Age, but also occur up to the year 1000AD, and are associated with pre-Christian…
Ship named 'Viking Astrild' in Dresden
A ship from the Viking River Cruises line seen in dock in Dresden. Photographed by Angelika Schoerner.
Model Viking Boat
This is a picture of a model viking boat at Gamla Uppsala.
Rune stone (U 654)
Rune stone inVarpsund,Uppland (U 654).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
+ a--itr : auk * ka(r) auk : kiti : auk : -[l]isi : auk * tiarfr : ris[t]u : stain : þena : aftir : kunlaif : foþur sin is u[a]s…
Rune stone (U 1016)
Rune stone from Fjuckby, Uppland (U 1016).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
§P * liutr : sturimaþr * riti : stain : þinsa : aftir : sunu * sina : sa hit : aki : sims uti furs : sturþ(i) *…
Reconstructed Viking boat 'Gro' at the Botanic Gardens, Dublin
A small reconstructed Viking boat named 'Gro', and usually located in the Irish National Heritage Park, Wexford, but photographed here on loan to the National Botanic Garden in Dublin for the Clontarf 2014 celebrations.
The Oseberg Ship viewed from the Stem
The Oseberg ship is on display at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo. It was found in a grave mound at Oseberg in Norway with the remains of two women, and with a large amount of grave goods. These photos show it from the stem.
The Oseberg Ship viewed from the stern
The Oseberg ship is on display at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo. It was found in a grave mound at Oseberg in Norway with the remains of two women, and with a large amount of grave goods. These photos show it from the stern.
Detail of the Stem Ornament on the Oseberg Ship
Detail of the stem ornament on the Oseberg Ship, showing the intricate carving.
Oars on the Oseberg Ship
Oars from the Oseberg ship in situ in their holders.