Veterans have built a 30ft (9m) replica Viking longboat in a long-running project to boost their mental health. More than 100 former servicemen and women have helped to construct Stormbird at a ...

Stormbird” measures 30 feet in length and will be shown off in Parliament Street at this year's JORVIK Viking Festival.

Military veterans have completed a 30ft replica Viking longboat in a long-running project which boosts their mental health.

It was an un-fire-gettable night in Lerwick this week as their world-famous fire festival filled the streets with flames and ...

Modern replicas have achieved speeds ... during which the Norse perfected longship design, coincides with the eruption of seaborne Viking raids on the monasteries and towns of Europe.

The Viking ship Skidbladner. A full scale replica of the 9th century Viking longship (photo credit: Lenka Adamcikova. Via Shutterstock) A new study suggests that medieval stone discs found in ...

THOUSANDS of Shetland islanders took to the streets last night for the spectacular Up Helly Aa fire festival. The traditional ...