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The TT Seawise Giant—earlier Oppama; later Happy Giant, Jahre Viking, Knock Nevis, and Mont—was a ULCC supertanker and the longest self-propelled ship in history, built in 1974–1979 by Sumitomo Heavy Industries in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.
In 911, the Carolingian ruler Charles the Simple allowed a group of Vikings to settle in Normandy under their leader Rollo. [1] Their settlement proved successful, [2] [b] and they quickly adapted to the indigenous culture, renouncing paganism, converting to Christianity, [3] and intermarrying with the local population. [4]
Lake Ladoga (/ ˈ l æ d ə ɡ ə /; Russian: Ла́дожское о́зеро, romanized: Ladozhskoye ozero, IPA: [ˈladəʂskəjə ˈozʲɪrə] or Ла́дога, IPA: [ˈladəɡə]; Finnish: Laatokka [earlier in Finnish Nevajärvi]; Livvi: Luadogu; Veps: Ladog, Ladoganjärv) is a freshwater lake located in the Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia, in the vicinity ...
Thomas Francis Kramer (born March 7, 1955) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1977 to 1990. He played college football for the Rice Owls and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round (27th overall) of the 1977 NFL draft after being named MVP of the 1977 Senior Bowl.
Cnut (/ k ə ˈ nj uː t /; [3] Old Norse: Knútr Old Norse pronunciation:; [a] c. 990 – 12 November 1035), also known as Canute and with the epithet the Great, [4] [5] [6] was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norway from 1028 until his death in 1035. [1]
The village is the island's largest settlement and lies near its northern end, around Pierowall Bay. It has a variety of historical remains dating from the Neolithic, the Iron Age, the Middle Ages, and later, including a large pagan Norse cemetery. In 1961 it had a population of 108.
Knarr is the Norse term for ships that were built for cargo transport. A length of about 54 feet (16 m) and a beam of 15 feet (4.6 m) are not untypical, and the hull could be capable of carrying up to 24 tons. [4]
Depiction of Sleipnir in a detail on the Tjängvide image stone.. In Norse mythology, Sleipnir / ˈ s l eɪ p n ɪər / (Old Norse: [ˈslɛipnez̠]; "slippy" [1] or "the slipper" [2]) is an eight-legged horse ridden by Odin.