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Were longboats important for sail

Updated: 8/17/2019

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yes they were because without them the vikings wouldn't have reached Norway,Denmark,and sweden.

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How did longboats move?

Either by a rectangular single sail, or by oars, or both.

What geographic features allowed vikings to invade inland areas?

Rivers deep enough for their longboats to sail.

How do Viking longboat set sale?

Viking longboats were rowed with oars till they caught wind in a single large square sail.

Which pirate ship was developed first the galleys junks sloops or the longboats?

longboats

How did a viking longboat move and what happened if there was no wind?

Unlike later ships of the Age of Sail, Viking longboats had many oars, as did the earlier ships of the Roman Empire. (see the drawing in the link below)

What were the ships called that the Vikings used to venture out from their homeland beginning in the late A.D. 700s?

Longboats or Longships.

What was viking ships called?

longboats

How did the vikings travel to Ireland?

In longboats

What did vikings sailed in?

"Longboats".

What models of ships did vikings?

longboats

Why were the viking long boats so important to the vikings?

Having a shallow draught, Viking longboats allowed for sailing or rowing up shallow rivers.

Who would have made Viking longboats?

vikings

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How did longboats move?

What geographic features allowed vikings to invade inland areas?

How do Viking longboat set sale?

Which pirate ship was developed first the galleys junks sloops or the longboats?

How did a viking longboat move and what happened if there was no wind?

What were the ships called that the Vikings used to venture out from their homeland beginning in the late A.D. 700s?

What was viking ships called?

How did the vikings travel to Ireland?

What did vikings sailed in?

What models of ships did vikings?

Why were the viking long boats so important to the vikings?

Who would have made Viking longboats?

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