They raided and pillaged, then headed back across the North Sea in their longships. |
Nordic fighters armed with swords and battleaxes took to the streets, while Viking longships cruised on the River Ouse. |
Eleventh-century England is seen as intellectually isolated, rescued from barbarity only by Norman longships. |
Below the empty windows, waves crash against rocks that bear the keel marks of Viking longships. |
He would then live in peace and prosperity, safe from the ferocious Danish longships. |
Wherries evolved from the original Viking longships of 800 years ago, and when you see them compared it's clear they haven't changed much. |