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How did Vikings travel so far from their homelands?

April 26, 2017homelands Travel vikings

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How did Vikings travel so far from their homelands?

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By sea. The Vikings were superb sailors. Their longships were strong enough to cross the Atlantic Ocean. For trading voyages and for settlement they used broad-beamed cargo ships, called knars. The skills of navigation and shipbuilding were developed in the tricky coastal waters of Scandinavia.