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- noun A type of
naval vessel made by theVikings .
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A museum in Denmark has reconstructed an Irish-built Viking longship which is on its way to Dublin, writes Rosita Boland
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A museum in Denmark has reconstructed an Irish-built Viking longship which is on its way to Dublin, writes Rosita Boland
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Erling's "longship" was one of the smaller-sized war vessels of the period.
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A procession of torch-wielding guizers lead a Viking longship through the streets before songs are sung, the boat is burned and costumed revellers perform skits and routines and generally party until dawn.
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Unsure whether One-Eye is a visitor from heaven or hell, they take him with them on their longship across a misty sea.
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When not leaping off the prow of the longship or whatever, even the berserkers led surprisingly domesticated lives, if the sagas are to be believed. on 08 Jul 2009 at 5: 03 am Ben Kane
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This intriguing scene of imposing anaconda versus Viking longship headlines the Mysterious Jungles habitat.
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This intriguing scene of imposing anaconda versus Viking longship headlines the Mysterious Jungles habitat.
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An archaeologist using radar technology on Monday said he has found the outline of what he believes is a 1000-year-old Viking longship under a pub car park in north-west England.
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With the Vikings, you have the added wrinkle of it being a right pain to transport horses by ship; or you could turn that around and say that the longship plus a long coastline and a lot of navigable rivers provided the Danes with some of the speed and mobility more traditionally provided by cavalry.
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