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  • noun A type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.

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Examples

  • A museum in Denmark has reconstructed an Irish-built Viking longship which is on its way to Dublin, writes Rosita Boland

    Sailing home with the Vikings 2007

  • A museum in Denmark has reconstructed an Irish-built Viking longship which is on its way to Dublin, writes Rosita Boland

    Archive 2007-05-01 2007

  • Erling's "longship" was one of the smaller-sized war vessels of the period.

    Erling the Bold 1859

  • 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.

    This week's new events 2012

  • Unsure whether One-Eye is a visitor from heaven or hell, they take him with them on their longship across a misty sea.

    Valhalla Rising 2010

  • 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

    Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Robert Low, part one 2008

  • This intriguing scene of imposing anaconda versus Viking longship headlines the Mysterious Jungles habitat.

    2009 March 16 | 2009

  • This intriguing scene of imposing anaconda versus Viking longship headlines the Mysterious Jungles habitat.

    Rage of the Behemoth: Mysterious Jungles Cover! | 2009

  • 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.

    1000 Year Old Viking Ship Under Parking Lot | Impact Lab 2007

  • 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.

    Chester in the seventh century: surviving infrastructure Carla 2009

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