First, the Viking ship’s prow emerged: a serpent’s head curved into an intricately crafted swirl. The vessel approached an audience of workers in yellow safety vests at a speed of ten inches per ...

MOORHEAD — No doubt, Robert “Bob” Asp had his critics. That’ll never make it. “That” was a huge wooden Viking ship that Asp started building in the early 1970s with the eventual dream of sailing it to ...

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As the eighth century drew to a close, the first Viking kings ruled on the island of Karmøy nearly 100 years before Norway became a sovereign country. Now, archaeologists have discovered the burials ...

The great Norse warriors not only believed in the afterlife, but saw it as their duty to help the deceased get there, with ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Viking, the worldwide cruise line that includes river ships, ocean liners and exploration vessels, recently marked ...

Swedish researchers are hoping to excavate a potentially very informative shipwreck from near Stockholm, one that speaks to an era in the 15th century, when ships were carrying increasingly heavy ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Viking® (www.viking.com) (NYSE: VIK) today announced it has taken delivery of the company’s newest ocean ship, the Viking Vela®. The delivery ceremony took place this ...

Viking today celebrated the naming of its nine newest river ships, including the company’s 100th ship during a ceremony in Basel, Switzerland. Pictured here, Viking Chairman and CEO Torstein Hagen, ...