Without this crucial advance in ship technology, the Vikings would never have become a dominant force in medieval warfare, politics, and trade. The drekar, or dragon-headed longships, were ...

A photo shows a section of the 500-year-old wreck where the horizontal planks clearly look side by side. Some sections of planking are worn away but enough remain for archaeologists to consider the ...

NEWPORT'S Medieval Ship is one of the city's most treasured unique gems. The ship was first discovered in 2002 when work was undertaken to build the Riverfront Arts Centre. Advanced techniques ...

The mast of Vrak 5 (Wreck 5) as seen in the murky water. Screengrab from video shared by Jim Hansson / VRAK / SMTM But the medieval ship’s most unique feature wasn’t its size or layout.

The large ship measures about 115 feet long and 33 feet wide with a typical mast in the center. But the medieval ship’s most unique feature wasn’t its size or layout. It was its building ...