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Viking's new longships dock on the Seine with views of the Eiffel Tower.
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Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Apr. 2023
The interior of the Noust is dominated by an undulating wooden ceiling that replicates the structure of local fishing boats known as yoles, offspring of the longships once used by Orkney’s Viking overlords.
—Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2023
Even today a Viking longship is the kind of image that arouses fear and respect.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2021
In one, the tentacles of a kraken envelop a Viking longship.
—Kent Russell, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
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Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Apr. 2023
The interior of the Noust is dominated by an undulating wooden ceiling that replicates the structure of local fishing boats known as yoles, offspring of the longships once used by Orkney’s Viking overlords.
—Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2023
Even today a Viking longship is the kind of image that arouses fear and respect.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2021
In one, the tentacles of a kraken envelop a Viking longship.
—Kent Russell, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
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“Longship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longship. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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longship
noun
long·ship
-ˌship 
: a long sail and oar ship used by the Vikings
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