The excavators speculate that this ship, like the others in Roskilde harbor, may have gone down in a severe storm, then become ... a medieval monk who watched a Viking fleet set sail.

These slower ships had a lot more space, were much safer, and were less likely to be inundated by waves during a storm. Viking ships were vulnerable to flooding during storms, and while they could ...

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 ...