Greer Jarrett has identified four possible small ports, or “havens,” used by Vikings along the Norwegian coast.

A metal detectorist in Germany just uncovered a stunning Viking hoard by the Schlei River — 200 artifacts, including silver ...

Vikings likely sailed farther offshore, navigating by stories and island harbors. Jarrett’s voyages show the boats’ stability ...

A graduate student in Sweden has been learning about Vikings through an unusual method: He’s done it by sailing like one.

Trade routes have been the lifeblood of civilizations for thousands of years, connecting cultures, economies, and people across continents. This video offers a detailed map-based summary of the ...

The Vikings didn’t rely on compasses or maps. Instead ... role in Viking travel and trade. “With this type of boat, it has to be easy to get in and out of the harbor in all possible wind conditions.

On a foggy morning off Norway’s craggy coast, a square-rigged clinker boat—a descendant of Viking craft—glided between islands. No compass guided its crew. No engine rumbled below deck. Instead, Greer ...

The pit stops on Viking voyages have mostly been lost to time due to limited archaeological evidence, but this hasn’t stopped one researcher from retracing the trade routes that Vikings embarked on.

Vikings did not use maps, sextants, or other devices to navigate ... Greer Jarrett of Lund University and his team have sailed over 5,000 kilometers along Viking trade routes using an open, ...

Most of what scholars know about Viking maritime networks, however, has to do with their start and end points. After all, they could have taken any number of routes ... of the trade that took ...

With this information and a map of what the Norwegian coast ... would demonstrate the Vikings used these "havens" in their trade routes, Jarrett noted in his study.