Archaeologist Greer Jarrett spent three years piloting a small sailboat along the coast of Norway to understand Viking trade ...

Despite the boat’s lack of a deep keel, it proved stable even in rough waters. Jarrett noted that sailing near land—through ...

Archaeologist Greer Jarrett at Lund University in Sweden has been sailing in the footsteps of Vikings for three years. He can ...

In AD865 an army of Vikings sailed across the North Sea. This time they wanted to conquer land rather than just raid it. They stayed in Britain for the first time in the winter of AD866.

Some Vikings used their vessels to sail up the mighty rivers in Russia and beyond. This would take them to the mysterious lands in the east, where they could find riches beyond their wildest dreams.