Cargo decks were installed fore and aft. Proof in the planking The secret of the Viking ship lay in its unique construction. Using a broad ax rather than a saw, expert woodworkers would first ...

The message in the bottle was discovered during an ongoing excavation of King Audbjørn’s grave mound. The mound, located in Norway, is home to the world’s largest Viking ship—a remarkable ...

From the remains of five Viking ships in Denmark to the excavation of an ancient rubbish dump in Westray, uncover the finds that have revealed an enormous amount about Viking life. In 1992 Mark ...

Photograph by ROBERT CLARK-PHOTOGRAPHED AT VIKING SHIP MUSEUM, MUSEUM OF CULTURAL ... To shed light on this southern trade, archaeologists are now excavating sites along the routes to the ...

Professor Stephen Harding, of the University of Nottingham, is now seeking funds to pay for an excavation. The Viking expert used ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment to pinpoint the ship's ...

A Viking fleet nears home with slaves and other plunder in this imagined scene aboard an actual vessel—the ninth-century Gokstad ship ... wedge-shaped planks. Construction of the hull started ...

“We thank Ivana Elice for being godmother of the Viking Vela. In her role at Fincantieri, she has cared for our ocean ships during their construction just as a godmother would, and we are very ...

Tree-ring analysis of the high-quality oak used for its timbers suggests a construction ... experiments with replica ships continue to confirm the excellence of Viking ship design.