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The team staged an official photograph at the mouth of a fjord, with three longships and the players dressed like Norse warriors; Haaland held a sword.
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Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
Experts believe the hub near Aarhus supplied textiles on a scale far beyond domestic needs, possibly creating sailcloth crucial for Viking longships and expeditions across Northern Europe.
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Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Lest anyone think that Norway’s competitive spirit has been diminished by its promotion to the round of 32, Haaland slipped in an aside that served as a reminder that his team basically rowed all the way here to the States in a longship.
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Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
26 June 2026
To a discordant blare of horns, a second, much larger longship rises from beneath the river’s surface.
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Nat Segnit,
Harpers Magazine,
21 Apr. 2026
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Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
Experts believe the hub near Aarhus supplied textiles on a scale far beyond domestic needs, possibly creating sailcloth crucial for Viking longships and expeditions across Northern Europe.
—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Lest anyone think that Norway’s competitive spirit has been diminished by its promotion to the round of 32, Haaland slipped in an aside that served as a reminder that his team basically rowed all the way here to the States in a longship.
—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
26 June 2026
To a discordant blare of horns, a second, much larger longship rises from beneath the river’s surface.
—
Nat Segnit,
Harpers Magazine,
21 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for longship
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“Longship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longship. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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longship
noun
long·ship
-ˌship 
: a long sail and oar ship used by the Vikings
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