They could cross the open oceans under sail and then switch to oars for lightning-fast hit ... Proof in the planking The secret of the Viking ship lay in its unique construction.

Open the Youtube video The Gjellestad Viking Ship was found near Halden in southern ... The vessel was found to once possess a mast and oars. "Norway has a very special responsibility safeguarding ...

If there was no wind, the Viking boats could be powered by oars. But they really came into their own as sailing ships. Then they were able to travel much, much further. But not all Viking boats ...

A Viking fleet nears home with slaves and other plunder in this imagined scene aboard an actual vessel—the ninth-century Gokstad ship ... sail’s front corner. Oar-holes could be closed ...

(WLUC) - A Michigamme resident took a Viking boat replica out on Michigamme ... put together with a pulley system. Six oars ...

SAILOR:Okay. Go. NEIL OLIVER:'If there was no wind, the Viking boats could be powered by oars. But they really came into their own as sailing ships. Then they were able to travel much, much further.

"The blue water, smitten by many oars, might be seen foaming far and ... replica ships continue to confirm the excellence of Viking ship design. Much less is known about Viking navigation methods ...