And it was the elaborate longships that were the first part of ... But while adorning ships was an important strand of Viking art, personal adornment proved just as satisfying for Viking craftsmen.

The brewery's tasting room décor bears this out, including a large painting of a longship by local artist Robin Golden, complete with iconic round Viking shields and a dragon head on the bow.

In graffiti, art, jewellery, even children’s toys, with its characteristic square sail and its dragon-headed prow, the Viking longship symbolises the archetypal journey. It is a journey into the ...

The Sea Stallion of Glendalough, the biggest reconstruction of a Viking long ship in the world ... they left an influence on our people, history, art, commerce; on our language, on our place ...