Archaeologist Became a ‘Viking Sailor’ and Made ‘Unexpected’ Discoveries Along the Coast of Norway Vikings have been an ...

Since 2022, Jarrett and his intrepid crews have navigated multiple voyages aboard an open, square-rigged clinker boat built ...

To trace forgotten Viking trade routes, an experimental archaeologist spent three years braving frozen Norwegian waters.

An archaeologist sailing fjords on a Viking boat uncovers lost sea routes and hidden harbors once used by Norse sailors.

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

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

“The sea has never been friendly to man,” wrote sailor-cum-author Joseph Conrad. That has often been true of cruise stocks, as well, but Viking Holdings looks like an exception.

Vikings were undoubtedly masterful sailors, but even they needed a safe place to rest and evade the hazards of the seas. The pit stops on Viking voyages have mostly been lost to time due to limited ...

But how exactly did they know where they were going? A recent study, focused on a set of medieval stone disks found in Ukraine, supports the belief that Viking sailors used solar compasses to navigate ...