primary sources date March 2008 Infobox publisher image File Vikingpress logo.jpg parent Penguin Group status founded 1925 founder Harold K. Guinzburg and George S. Oppenheim successor country United States headquarters New York City distribution keypeople publications topics genre imprints Pamela Dorman revenue numemployees nasdaq url URL http us.penguingroup.com VikingPress is an American publishing company As of 2011 lc on owned by the Penguin Group , which has owned the company since 1975. It was founded ... by Puffin Books , which includes the Speak and Firebird Books Firebird imprints. Viking Children s current president and publisher is Regina Hayes . Notable authors VikingPress has published books ... VikingPress history at Penguin Group Penguin http us.penguingroup.com static html aboutus youngreaders vikingyr.html Viking Children s Books history at Penguin Group Penguin Pearson PLC Category Book ... Pearson PLC ca VikingPress de VikingPress es VikingPress it VikingPress ru VikingPress fi VikingPress ... s name and logo a Viking ship drawn by Rockwell Kent were meant to evoke the ideas of exploration and enterprise implied by the word Viking . The house has been home to many prominent authors of fiction, non fiction, and play scripts. Five Viking authors have been awarded Nobel Prize for Literature Nobel Prizes for Literature and one received the Nobel Peace Prize Viking books have also won numerous Pulitzer Prizes , National Book Award s, and other important literary prizes. As of 2011 Viking ... fiction and acclaimed literary fiction and non fiction. Viking s literary paperbacks are published by Penguin Books, while its commercial paperbacks are published by Signet Books or Putnam Books . Viking s current president is Clare Ferraro . The Viking Children s Book department was established in 1933 its founding editor was May Massee . Viking Kestrel was one of its imprint s. Its books have ... more details
century. Scandinavia The term Viking from Old Norse lang non v kingr is customarily used to refer to the Norsemen ... 2010 05 11 ref This period of Viking expansion known as the Viking Age forms a major part of the medieval ... widely propagated during the 19th century Viking revival . ref name langer Johnni Langer, The origins of the imaginary viking , Viking Heritage Magazine, Gotland University Centre for Baltic ... adventurers owe much to the modern Viking myth which had taken shape by the early 20th century .... It occurs in Viking Age runic inscriptions and in later medieval writings in set expressions ... sagas , the phrase to go viking implies participation in raiding activity or piracy, and not simply seaborne missions of trade and commerce. The related Old Norse masculine noun v kingr appears in Viking ... Etymology By Walter W. Skeat , published in 1892, defined Viking better Wiking, Icel. Viking r, O. Icel. Viking r, a creek dweller from Icel. vik, O. Icel. wik, a creek, bay, with suffix uig r, belonging ... W. Skeat Clarendon press Page 479 ref The form also occurs as a personal name on some Swedish rune stones. There is little indication of any negative connotation in the term before the end of the Viking ... preserved Middle English texts. There are several theories on the etymology of the word Viking. According ... journey characterized by the shifting of rowers. In that case, the word Viking was not originally ..., etc. The idea that the word Viking is connected to the maritime distance unit vika has been put ... Viking derives from the feminine that in Old Scandinavian had the form v k and which means a bay ... there, or make land raids from there. 2. Viking derives from the name V k in the Norwegian coast ... these peoples played a prominent role in the Viking raids. Both these explanations are highly problematic .... In the modern North Germanic languages Scandinavian languages, the word Viking usually refers specifically to those people who went on Viking expeditions. ref See Gunnar Karlsson, http visindavefur.is ... more details
Course , a game show Viking armoured vehicle Viking Formation , a geological feature VikingPress , a publishing ...wiktionarypar viking A Viking was a type of seafaring Scandinavian seen from the eighth to eleventh century AD. Viking may also refer to TOCright Naval and maritime Viking ship Viking ship , a Norwegian replica of a Viking ship Viking barque Viking barque , a Danish sailing ship, now used as a hotel HMS Viking , the name of several British Royal Navy ships HSC Viking HSC Viking , a fastcraft in the Isle of Man Steam Packet fleet SS Viking SS Viking , a steam powered sealing ship used to film The Viking USS Viking , the name of various United States Navy ships Viking River Cruises Viking , the name of several ships in the Viking Line ferry fleet Viking , a passenger ferry built in 1905, later renamed HMS Vindex 1915 HMS Vindex Viking , a sea area in the British Shipping Forecast located close to southwest Norway Aerospace Viking rocket , a series of sounding rockets Viking rocket engine Viking satellite Viking program , two NASA missions to Mars Viking Air , an aircraft manufacturer Viking Airlines Vickers Viking , a British military aircraft, introduced in 1919 Vickers VC.1 Viking , a British airliner, introduced in 1946 Bellanca Viking , a four seat American plane, introduced in 1967 Lockheed S 3 Viking , a U.S. Navy aircraft, introduced in 1974 Grob Viking , a Royal Air Force plane, introduced in the 1980s Viking Flying Boat Company, owned by Robert E. Gross businessman Robert E. Gross Viking B 8 Kittyhawk , a 1930s biplane Film The Viking 1928 film The Viking 1928 film , a color film about Viking settles The Viking 1931 film The Viking 1931 film , a black and white film about ... Music Viking album Viking album , by Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards The Vikings radio , a 1920s vocal quartet The Vikings band , a 1960s American rock band Los Viking Boys band , a 1960s Mexican rock band Los Vikings band , a 1960 Salvadoran rock band Los Viking s 5 band , a 1960s Chilean rock band ... more details
2008 05 07 date 2007 12 19 work Viking Line press release publisher Viking Line ref The keel of the vessel ...Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Image Viking ADCC 2.jpg 300px Ship caption Publicity image of the Viking ADCC Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship name Viking ADCC project name Ship owner Basalease SA ref name FoF cite web url http www.faktaomfartyg.nu viking newbuilding 2007.htm title M S Viking Newbuilding 2009 accessdate 2008 05 07 date last Asklander first Micke work Fakta om Fartyg language Swedish ref Ship operator Viking Line ref name FoF Ship registry Ship route Mariehamn ... press releases pressrelease 080506 adcc keel.asp title Keel laying ceremony for fast moving passenger ferry Viking ADCC accessdate 2008 05 07 date 2008 05 06 work Viking Line press release publisher Viking Line ref Ship launched Ship completed Ship christened Ship acquired Ship maiden voyage Ship ... by Viking Line Oyj Finland Ship notes Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption ... web url http www.vikingline.fi onboard viking adcc title M S Viking ADCC accessdate 2008 05 07 date work publisher Viking Line ref Ship sail plan Ship power W rtsil diesels br combined 20,000 kW ref ... passengers ref name FoF br 320 cars ref name FoF Ship crew Ship notes Viking ADCC A ll seasons D ay ... company Viking Line . The ship was to be built by the Spain Spanish shipyard Astilleros de Sevilla ref name Order cite web url http www.vikingline.fi about press releases press 070130 adcc.asp title Viking Line orders new vessel accessdate 2008 05 01 date 2007 01 30 work Viking Line press release publisher Viking Line ref and was originally planned for delivery 2009. ref name Nyan2 cite web url ... Rosella . ref name Order The ship order was cancelled on 2010 02 08 due to the too late delivery for the Viking Line Oyj. ref http yle.fi uutiset talous ja politiikka 2010 02 viking line irtisanoo vanhan ... article.con?iPage 1&id 21093 ref Concept and construction The Viking ADCC was designed ... more details
Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image File Balder Viking in Aberdeen.jpg 300px Balder Viking in Aberdeen. Ship caption Balder Viking in Aberdeen. Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship name Icebreaker Balder Viking Ship owner Trans Viking Icebreaking & Offshore AS Ship operator Ship registry Sk rhamn, Sweden Sk rhamn , Sweden Ship route Ship ordered Ship builder Ship original cost Ship yard number Ship way number Ship laid down 2000 Ship launched Ship completed Ship christened Ship acquired Ship maiden voyage Ship in service Ship out of service Ship identification Ship fate Ship status Ship notes Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class Ship tonnage Ship displacement 3,382 tonnes Ship length 83.70 metres Ship beam 18.00 metres Ship height Ship draught 6.00 metres Ship draft Ship depth Ship decks Ship deck clearance Ship ramps Ship ice class Ship sail plan Ship power Ship propulsion 18,300 HP 13, 440 kW Ship speed convert 16 kn km h Ship capacity Ship crew 23 Ship notes imo 9199646 The Balder Viking is a icebreaker and Anchor handling tug . ref name Transatlantic2010 02 16 cite news url http www.tradingmarkets.com news press release crncf transatlantic signs contract for three of its offshore vessels 778646.html title TransAtlantic signs contract ... AHTS Icebreaker Vidar Viking Main Characteristics publisher author date accessdate 2009 02 01 quote ... 4DACTION wi alias fsDrawPage 1 144 title Vidar Viking publisher Arctic Logistics Information And Support ... 02 ref She is owned and operated by a Norway Norwegian company, Trans Viking , but she is registered in Sweden . She has two sister ships, the Tor Viking and the Vidar Viking . ref name BalderViking cite news url http siempre.arcus.org 4DACTION wi alias fsDrawPage 1 146 title Balder Viking publisher ... expedition. In February 2010 the Balder Viking , Vidar Viking and Loke Viking were chartered ... of Sweden sv Balder Viking ... more details
For the rocket Viking II rocket Refimprove date August 2010 Infobox Spacecraft Name Viking 2 Orbiter Image Image Viking spacecraft.jpg 250px Caption Viking orbiter Organization NASA Major Contractors Mission ..., 1975 to July 25, 1978 NSSDC ID 1975 083A Webpage http nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov planetary viking.html Viking ... convert 302 km abbr on Orbits Infobox Spacecraft Name Viking 2 Lander Image Image Viking lander model.jpg 250px Caption Viking Lander model Organization NASA Major Contractors Mission Type Lander Launch ... Viking Project Information Mass convert 572 kg abbr on Power 70 W The Viking 2 mission was part of the American Viking program to Mars , and consisted of an orbiter and a lander essentially identical to that of the Viking 1 mission. The Viking 2 lander operated on the surface for 1,281 Mars days ... Centaur rocket stage Centaur launch vehicle and a 333 day cruise to Mars, the Viking 2 Orbiter began ... by the Viking 1 Orbiter. The lander separated from the orbiter on September 3, 1976 at 22 37 50 ... as it plunged through the atmosphere. The Viking 2 Lander touched down about 200 km west of the crater ... of 3397.2 km and a flattening of 0.0105 Coord 47.967 N 225.737 W globe mars name Viking 2 ... landing. The Viking 2 lander operated on the surface for 1281 Timekeeping on Mars Sols sol s and was turned off on April 11, 1980 when its batteries failed. Results from the Viking 2 mission Tone date ... the Viking 2 Lander. Science 194. 1277 1283. ref ref name Hartmann, W 2003 Hartmann, W. 2003. A Traveler ... Samples at the Viking Landing Sites. Science 194. 1283 1288. ref The Spirit Rover and the Opportunity Rover both found sulfates on Mars. ref http marsrovers.nasa.gov gallery press opportunity 20040625a.html ... igneous rocks . ref Baird, A. et al. 1976. Mineralogic and Petrologic Implications of Viking Geochemical .... The Martian surface as Imaged, Sampled, and Analyzed by the Viking Landers. Review of Geophysics ... come from the weathering of basalt rock. ref Hargraves, R. et al. 1976. Viking Magnetic Properties ... more details
P rssitiedote accessdate 2008 10 05 last first coauthors date 25 January 2006 work Viking Line press ... Linen myynti accessdate 2008 10 05 last first coauthors date 12 June 2006 work Viking Line press ... 2008 04 08 date 8 April 2008 work Viking Line press release publisher Viking Line format PDF language ... about press releases press 070130 adcc.asp Viking Line press release Viking Line orders ...Infobox company company name Viking Line Abp company logo Image Viking Line wordmark.svg center 200px ... report09 10.pdf Viking Line annual report 2009 2010, retrieved 2011 04 04 ref industry Shipping ... VikingLine.fi Viking Line is a Finland Finnish shipping company that operates a fleet of ferry ... . Viking Line shares are quoted on the Helsinki Stock Exchange . Viking Line is operated from the land Islands . Company history File Steam Ship Viking 1963.jpg thumb upright left Sun deck of the original SS Viking 1924 6 , photographed in 1963. Early years 1959 1966 Viking Line s history can ... her SS Viking 1924 6 and began service on the route Korpo Finland Mariehamn land Gr dd Sweden . ref name 40 years http www.vikingline.fi. about history 40 years.asp Viking Line 40 Years of Ferry ... Eliasson, Thor Alf Viking Line i backspegeln , pages 18 20. Mariehamns Tryckeri Viking Line 2005. No ISBN ... and Mariehamn. ref name Nisch sv icon Eliasson, Thor Alf Viking Line i backspegeln , pages 22 23. Mariehamns Tryckeri Viking Line 2005. No ISBN code ref In 1962, a disagreement caused a group of people ... and in the end of July 1966 Viking Line was established as a marketing company for all three companies ... sv icon Eliasson, Thor Alf Viking Line i backspegeln , pages 26 27. Mariehamns Tryckeri Viking Line ... , retrieved 12 October 2007 ref 1967 1985 Because Viking Line was only a marketing company, each owner ... by name all Sally ships had a Viking prefix on their names, Slite took their names from Roman and Greek ... s wife Ellen Eklund. File Vikingline 1974.jpg thumb MS Viking 5 , built 1974 for Rederi Ab Sally ... more details
, 3rd Edition, VikingPress, New York, 1951, p. 250ff. ref limiting the potential speed and altitude ...File Viking 10.jpg thumb The Viking 10 rocket, finally flown 7 May 1954. The Viking rocket series of sounding ... of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory NRL . Twelve Viking rockets flew from 1949 to 1955. ref The Viking Rocket Story , by Milton W. Rosen, Harper & Brothers, NY, 1955. Rosen, the NRL project manager for Viking , describes the project s context, history, design, and includes chapters on all flights through Viking 11, with an outline of basic design issues for large liquid rockets, together ... to Viking. The intent was both to provide an independent U.S. capability in rocketry, to continue the Hermes ... , chose to build the advanced sounding rocket. Milton Rosen , head of the Viking project, credits rocket ... influence they had on the design of the rocket. ref Rosen, p. 28 ref The Viking was the most ... Co., New York, 1969, p. 151 ref Design features The Viking was roughly half the size, in terms of mass ... into the engine. Viking pioneered important innovations over the V 2. One of the most significant for rocketry ... for the time. Flight history All except Viking 4 were flown from White Sands Missile Range White Sands , New Mexico. The first launch, of Viking 1, on 3 May 1949 came after a very prolonged and trying .... Viking 2, flown 6 September 1949, also suffered early engine cut off for the same reason as Viking ... than bolted together, solving the problem. Viking 3, 9 February 1950, suffered from instability in a redesigned ... the range. Altitude was again only convert 50 mi km . Viking 4, on 11 May 1950, launched from the deck ... to that of Vikings 1 and 2. Viking 5, 21 November 1950 reached convert 108 mi km . Engine thrust was about 5 low, or altitude would have been slightly higher. Viking 6, 11 December 1950, suffered catastrophic ... very large drag. Altitude was therefore only convert 40 mi km . Viking 7, 7 August 1951 ... and last flight of the original airframe design. Viking 8, 6 June 1952, first rocket of improved ... more details
Infobox Spacecraft Name Viking 1 Orbiter Image Image Viking spacecraft.jpg 250px Caption Viking orbiter ... planetary viking.html Viking Project Information Mass 883 kg Power 620 W Orbital elements Semimajor ... km Orbits Infobox Spacecraft Name Viking 1 Lander Image Image Viking lander model.jpg 250px Caption Viking Lander model Organization NASA Major Contractors Mission Type Lander Launch August 20, 1975 ... 13, 1982 NSSDC ID 1975 075C Webpage http nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov planetary viking.html Viking Project Information Mass 572 kg Power 70 W Viking 1 was the first of two spacecraft sent to Mars as part of NASA s Viking program . It was the first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars and perform its ... to Mars, the orbiter began returning global images of Mars about 5 days before orbit insertion. The Viking ... month August title The First Viking Mission to Mars journal Science, New Series volume 193 issue 4255 ... on July 20, 1979. On August 7, 1980 Viking 1 Orbiter was running low on attitude control gas and its ... Celsius, and that it would move no more than 1mm of surface material. Since most of Viking s experiments focused on the surface material a more straightforward design would not have served. The Viking ... 1976 month August title The Surface of Mars The View from the Viking 1 Lander journal Science, New ... observed by the cameras, and various engineering sensors. ref name Soffen & Snyder The Viking ... of the Viking imaging team. The lander operated for 2245 Timekeeping on Mars Sols sol s about ... Propulsion Laboratory year 1983 title Telecommunications and Data Acquisition Systems Support for the Viking 1975 Mission to Mars url http www.atmos.washington.edu mars LFEM lfemstep lfemstep slides viking documents Pdf JPL Publication 82 107.pdf format PDF accessdate 2009 06 22 ref In 2006 the Viking ... Clark, B. et al. 1976. Inorganic Analysis of Martian Samples at the Viking Landing Sites. Science ... sulfates on Mars. ref http marsrovers.nasa.gov gallery press opportunity 20040625a.html ref Opportunity ... more details
Infobox comic book title Wikipedia WikiProject Comics title Viking image Viking Issue 1 Cover.jpg caption schedule Bi Monthly ongoing Historical y publisher Image Comics Image startmo April startyr 2009 endmo January endyr 2010 issues 5 main char team writers Ivan Brandon artists Nic Klein pencillers inkers colorists Nic Klein letterers Kristyn Ferretti br Nic Klein br Tom Muller cover design editors creative team month April creative team year 2009 creators Ivan Brandon , Nic Klein TPB ISBN subcat Image Comics sort VikingViking is a creator owned comic book ongoing series series published by Image Comics . It is written by its creator, Ivan Brandon , ref cite web first Drew last Bell url http www.newsarama.com comics 010921 Viking Brandon.html title Getting Into Viking with Ivan Brandon publisher Newsarama date January 21, 2009 accessdate May 5, 2009 ref ref cite web first Michael Patrick last Sullivan url http www.comicbookresources.com ?page article&id 20172 title Ivan Brandon Conquers Image with Viking publisher Comic Book Resources date February 25, 2009 accessdate May 5, 2009 ref with art by Nic Klein . ref cite web first Nic last Klein url http www.newsarama.com comics 090407 viking sketch process.html title The Panel ist VIKING Artist Takes Us Inside His Process publisher Newsarama date April 7, 2009 accessdate May 5, 2009 ref Publication history The first issue appeared April 22, 2009 but had sold out before it went on sale. ref cite press release url http www.newsarama.com comics 090327 vikings press release.html title Image s Viking Sells Out Before Going On Sale publisher Newsarama date March 27, 2009 accessdate ref The fifth issue appeared in January 2010, and finished ... Bram Annikki Viking princess, Daughter of King Bram the Quiet Bork A merchant arms dealer Bram A Viking ... refbegin gcdb series id 35800 title Viking comicbookdb type title id 23251 title Viking refend External ... Viking 1 , Comic Book Resources DEFAULTSORT Viking Comics Category Fictional Vikings ... more details
Viking Skull Chapter One . After top notch press reviews they landed main support for HIM Finnish band ... br Rich Vose Viking Skull is a 5 piece heavy metal band, originating in the UK. History Viking ... released their first full length album Born In Hell . Viking Skull was later invited to join Alice ... to Viking Skull not being able to provide Twisted Sister with a 3000 a day backline hire. This hit ..., Bam Margera , asked Viking Skull to include one of their songs on his compilation cd Viva La ... in Amsterdam and Viking Skull disbanded on September 25, 2006. Roddy Stone wrote that day on their Myspace blog ...Viking Skull in their present form is no longer, due to fighting within the band ... to replace Gordon And Darren. The band traveled to America to begin recording Chapter Two Viking Skull ... Sunrise EP . On the 11th of December 2007, Viking Skull competed at Metal Hammer presents Get ... 1 Winner. Other bands that competed were Engel, Goat The Head and Evile. Viking Skull was expected to win this event, bringing in the biggest crowd on the night and being the most popular band there, but Viking ... collapse collapse font size 95 Title Label Date of Release Chapter One Viking Skull Chapter One ... Two Viking Skull Chapter Two Filthy Note September 8, 2007 Blackened Sunrise EP Filthy Note September ... links http www.myspace.com vikingskull MySpace.com vikingskull Viking Skull s Official MySpace Page DEFAULTSORT Viking Skull Category English heavy metal musical groups Category Musical groups established in 2002 fr Viking Skull no Viking Skull ... more details
Image Diagonal Symphonie.jpg thumb right Film still of Diagonal Symphonie Viking Eggeling 21 October 1880, Lund &ndash 19 May 1925, Berlin was a Sweden Swedish artist and filmmaker. ref Louise O Konor, Viking Eggeling, 1880&ndash 1925, Artist and Filmmaker Life and Work , translated by Catherine G. Sundstr m and Anne Libby, Stockholm, Almqvist and Wiksell, 1971. ref His work is of significance in the area of experimental film , and has been described as absolute film and Visual Music. At the age of sixteen, the orphaned Eggeling moved to Germany to pursue an artistic career. He studied art history in Milan from 1901 to 1907, supporting himself with work as a bookkeeper. He lived in Paris from 1911 to 1915 he was acquainted with Amedeo Modigliani , Hans Arp , and other artists of the time. ref Timothy O. Benson et al., Expressionist Utopias , Berkeley, University of California Press, 2001 pp. 198 9. ref In Zurich in 1918, he was introduced to Hans Richter artist Hans Richter by Tristan Tzara . Richter wrote that The contrast between us, which was that between method and spontaneity, only served to strengthen our mutual attraction...for three years we marched side by side, although we fought on separate fronts. ref Hans Richter, Dada Art and Anti Art , translated by David Britt, London, Thames and Hudson, 1965. ref In 1920 they began experimenting with film. In collaboration with Erna Niemeyer , Eggeling made a film called Symphonie Diagonale , which was completed in 1924 and first exhibited in May 1925, just before his death. References reflist External links Commons http www.ubu.com ... . NAME Eggeling, Viking ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 21 October 1880 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 19 May 1925 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Eggeling, Viking Category 1880 births ... filmmakers Sweden artist stub Animator stub Sweden film bio stub de Viking Eggeling eo Viking Eggeling fr Viking Eggeling nl Viking Eggeling ja pl Viking Eggeling sv Viking Eggeling ... more details
Viking Stavanger may refer to Viking FK , a association football club from Stavanger Viking H ndball , a team handball club from Stavanger disambig ... more details
Oxford University Press 2004 ref ref The Principles of English Etymology by Walter W. Skeat Oxford Clarendon Press, 1887 ref Norway The rediscovery of the Viking past began in Norway during the 19th ... translations of the Edda notably Peder Resen s Edda Islandorum of 1665 . The word Viking was introduced ... to raid and pillage. The word Viking in the sense in which it is commonly used is derived from the Old ... the Swedish king, Norwegians started looking back to their Viking era kings and sagas. In 1867, the first Viking ship to be unearthed, the Tune ship was excavated in stfold , Norway . The ship provided ... led to a higher consciousness about the Viking past in Norway. For example, the only complete Viking Age arms and armour Viking helmet ever to be found was also excavated in Norway. Denmark Danish ... Dansk biografisk Lexikon ref Sweden and Finland The term Viking was popularized with positive connotations, by Erik Gustaf Geijer at the beginning of the 19th century. His poem The Viking Vikingen appeared in the first issue of the Swedish periodical, Iduna . The word Viking was taken to refer to romanticized ... Viking culture. This renewed interest of the Romanticism of a historic past had political implications ... influences further enhanced the Romanticism of the Viking era during that time. Wagner s Der Ring des ... by William Ashton Ellis ref Great Britain British authors from the 16th century had been aware of the Viking ..., Viking Archaeology series Shire Archaeology , 2010 7. ref Following the 17th century first flowering ... as Viking remains Iron Age hill fort s and even Stonehenge and exemplified by the antiquarian ... poems extolling Viking virtues, such as Thomas Warton the elder Thomas Warton s Runic Odes of 1748 ... reported see Viking Use of skulls as drinking vessels . ref we drain Of Kings in furious Combat ... popular attention the idea that Viking explorers discovered the New World and was the originator ... 23 ref See also Asatru Scandinavism Viking Society for Northern Research References reflist Other sources ... more details
Ship notes The Vidar Viking is an icebreaker and anchor handling tug . ref name VidarViking1 cite web url http www.vikingsupply.com vess vidar spec.asp title AHTS Icebreaker Vidar Viking Main Characteristics ... Vidar Viking publisher Arctic Logistics Information And Support author date accessdate 2009 02 01 ... Norwegian company, Trans Viking , but she is registered in Sweden . She has two sister ships, the Tor Viking and the Balder Viking . ref name BalderViking cite news url http siempre.arcus.org 4DACTION wi alias fsDrawPage 1 146 title Balder Viking publisher Arctic Logistics Information And Support ... Maritime Administration called for the Vidar Viking and the Tor Viking to serve as icebreakers ... 15 years. ref The vessels are chartered on a contingency bases where Trans Viking s parent company ... expires in 2015. In February 2010 the Balder Viking , Vidar Viking and Loke Viking were chartered ... news press release crncf transatlantic signs contract for three of its offshore vessels ... of Sweden sv Vidar Viking ... more details
Dablink This article is about the NASA Mars probes. For the Swedish spacecraft, see Viking satellite Infobox Spacecraft Name Project Viking Image File Viking Orbiter releasing the lander.jpg 290px Caption Artist impression of the Viking orbiter releasing the lander descent capsule in space. Organization NASA Major Contractors Mission Type 2 orbiters and 2 Lander spacecraft landers Launch Viking 1 1975 08 20 21 22 00 UTC br pad .5em small For year month day year 1975 month 08 day 20 ago small br Viking ... Launch Vehicle Viking 1 Titan rocket family Titan III Titan III E Centaur rocket stage Centaur br Viking 2 Titan III E Centaur Launch Site Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 41 Launch Complex 41 br Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Mission Duration Viking 1 br pad .5em Orbiter 1976 06 19 to 1980 08 17 br pad .5em Lander 1976 07 20 to 1982 11 13 br Viking 2 br pad .5em Orbiter 1976 08 07 to 1978 07 25 br pad .5em Lander 1976 09 03 to 1980 04 11 Landing Landing Site Viking 1 Coord 22 41 49 N 48 13 19 W globe Mars name Viking 1 Lander br Viking 2 Coord 48 16 08 N 225 59 24 W globe Mars name Viking 2 Lander NSSDC ID Viking 1 br pad .5em Orbiter http nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov nmc spacecraftDisplay.do ...?id 1975 075C 1975 075C br Viking 2 br pad .5em Orbiter http nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov nmc spacecraftDisplay.do ... 620 W solar array br Lander 70 W two radioisotope thermoelectric generator RTG units The Viking program comprised a pair of American space probes sent to Mars , Viking 1 and Viking 2 . ref name archives cite web url http nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov planetary viking.html title Viking Mission to Mars ... dollar US 1 billion. ref http nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov nmc spacecraftDisplay.do?id 1975 075A Viking 1 ... about Mars through the late 1990s and early 2000s. The Viking program grew from NASA s earlier ... Voyager program Voyager deep space probes of the late 1970s. Viking 1 was launched on August 20, 1975, and the second craft, Viking 2, was launched on September 9, 1975, both riding atop Titan ... more details
The Loke Viking is an Anchor handling tug supply vessel Anchor handling tug scheduled to be completed in May 2010. ref name Transatlantic2010 02 16 cite news url http www.tradingmarkets.com news press release crncf transatlantic signs contract for three of its offshore vessels 778646.html title TransAtlantic signs contract for three of its offshore vessels publisher Trading Markets date 2010 02 16 author archiveurl http www.webcitation.org query?url http 3A 2F 2Fwww.tradingmarkets.com 2Fnews 2Fpress release 2Fcrncf transatlantic signs contract for three of its offshore vessels 778646.html&date 2010 02 18 archivedate 2010 02 18 ref She will be the first in a class of four vessels built for Trans Viking . In June 2010 she will be chartered by Edinburgh based oil company Cairn Energy UK PLC for four months, starting in June 2010, for drilling operations in Baffin Bay . References references Category Tugboats ... more details
Infobox Company company name Viking Air Limited company logo company type Corporation foundation 1973 key people David Curtis br President and CEO industry General Aviation location Victoria, British Columbia products de Havilland Canada DHC 2 Beaver DHC 2T Turbo Beaver br de Havilland Canada DHC 6 Twin Otter DHC 6 Twin Otter Series 400 num employees 450 ref http strategis.ic.gc.ca app ccc srch nvgt.do?lang eng&prtl 1&estblmntNo 123456074274&profile cmpltPrfl&app 1 ref homepage http www.vikingair.com VikingAir.com Viking Air Ltd. is a manufacturer of aircraft, as well as aircraft parts and systems, based in Victoria, British Columbia . The company produces new versions of the de Havilland Canada DHC 6 Twin Otter DHC 6 Twin Otter , upgraded versions of the de Havilland Canada DHC 2 Beaver DHC ... facility in Victoria. Viking acquired the exclusive rights to spare parts manufacturing and distribution ... aircraft from Bombardier. ref http cgi.money.canoe.ca press release cnw.html?lang en&id 20050502160000IG Viking Air Limited acquires certain assets of Bombardier Commercial Service May 2, 2005 ref On February 24, 2006, Viking purchased the type certificate s from Bombardier for all the discontinued de Havilland Canada designs ref http aiabc.com artman publish printer 47.shtml Viking acquires DeHavilland ... Dash 8 DHC 8 Dash 8 , which is still produced by Bombardier Aerospace . Since 2008 Viking has been producing both the Beaver and Twin Otter. The ownership of the certificates gives Viking the exclusive ... 2, 2007 Viking announced that with 27 orders and options in hand, it was restarting production of the Twin .... ref http www.flightglobal.com Articles 2007 04 02 212989 viking restarts twin otter production.html Viking restarts Twin Otter production April 2, 2007 ref The first flight of the Series 400 technical ..., 2010 ref Viking Air also produces upgraded DHC 2 Beavers called the DHC 2T Turbo Beaver. The DHC ... de Viking Air ja ... more details
A modern replica of a Viking ship. Viking ships were vessels used during the Viking Age in Northern Europe. Scandinavia n tradition of shipbuilding during the Viking Age was characterized by slender ... of the Viking ship is deeply rooted in Scandinavian culture, as the vessel served both pragmatic ... was both hazardous and cumbersome. Viking kingdoms thus developed into coastal cities, all of which ..., because of their overwhelming importance, ships became a mainstay of the Viking pagan religion, as they evolved into symbols of power and prowess. Throughout the first millennia, respectable Viking ... significance, the Viking ship progressed into the most powerful, advanced naval vessel in Viking Age ... . Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 285434 6 ISBN 0 19 285434 8 ref Overall displacement 50 tons ... Viking ship similar to the knarr. They were used for human transport, the movement of livestock and other ... and dating back to Viking era Scandinavia. ref http home.online.no joeolavl viking norse faering.htm ... ship, on display at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo , Norway . main Longship Longships were naval vessels ... during the Viking Age . The longship s design evolved over many years, beginning in the Stone ... today. The average speed of Viking ships varied from ship to ship but lay in the range of 5&ndash ... they had a dragon shaped bow. Construction Viking ships varied from others of the period, being generally ... construction. The planks from which Viking vessels were constructed were rived split from large ... April 2010 ref http home.online.no joeolavl viking norse shipbuilding.htm Lapstrake hull schematic ... needed date May 2010 Furthermore, during the early Viking Age, oar ports replaced rowlocks, allowing ... sense, researchers and historians continually debate the use of sunstone in Viking navigation ..., 2010 . ref Viking sagas routinely tells of voyages where vikings suffer from being hafvilla bewildered ... One Viking custom was to bury dead lords in their ships. The dead man s body would be carefully ... more details
Hotel Viking may refer to Hotel Royal Christiania in Oslo, Norway Hotel Viking Rhode Island in Newport, Rhode Island, United States dab ... more details
Scandinavia History of Scandinavia Refimprove date June 2011 Viking Age is the term for the period in European ... centuries. ref name VN http www.britannica.com eb article 39302 Norway The Viking Age from the Norway ... The Viking Age from the Denmark article at Encyclop dia Britannica ref ref http www.britannica.com eb article 29850 Sweden The Viking Age from the Sweden article at Encyclop dia Britannica ref Scandinavian Norsemen Norse Viking s explored Europe by its oceans and rivers through trade and warfare. The Vikings .... Historical considerations In England the Viking Age began dramatically on 8 June 793 ref name Swanton ... into the sea to drown or carried away as slave s along with the church treasures. Three Viking ... that went wrong rather than a piratical raid. Lindisfarne was different. The Viking devastation ... portrayed them as rapacious wolves among sheep . The first challenges to the many anti Viking images in Britain emerged in the 17th century. Pioneering scholarly works on the Viking Age began to reach a small readership in Britain. Archaeologists began to dig up Britain s Viking past. Linguistic enthusiasts started to work on identifying Viking Age origins for rural idioms and proverbs. The new dictionaries ... were still used as important historical sources, but the Viking Age was regarded as a barbaric and uncivilised period in the history of the Nordic countries. Until recently the history of the Viking ... 0 19 820526 0 ref Historical background Image Faroe stamp sheet 406 408 viking voyages.jpg right thumb Viking Voyages in the North Atlantic The Vikings who invaded western and eastern Europe were chiefly ... the Viking Age. The North Sea rovers were traders, colonisers and explorers as well as plunderers. Probable causes of Norse expansion main Viking expansion Norse society was based on agriculture and trade ... 1850 . The start of the Viking Age, with the sack of Lindisfarne, also coincided with Charlemagne s Saxon ... that the Viking attacks may have been in response to the spread of Christianity among pagan peoples ... more details
USS Viking has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to USS Viking 1898 , a converted yacht in commission from May to September 1898 and from September to October 1899 USS Viking SP 3314 , a patrol boat in service from 1918 to 1919 USS Viking ARS 1 , a rescue and salvage ship commissioned in 1942 and stricken in 1953 Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Viking, Uss Category United States Navy ship names ... more details
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Viking , after the Vikings , whilst another Viking was in service with the Royal New Zealand Navy HMS Viking 1909 HMS Viking was a Tribal class destroyer 1905 Tribal class destroyer launched in 1909 and sold for scrap in 1919. She was the only six funnelled vessel to serve in the Royal Navy. HMNZS Viking 1937 HMNZS Viking was a training ketch, known to have been in service with the Royal New Zealand Navy between 1937 and 1945. HMS Viking P69 HMS Viking was a British V class submarine V class submarine launched in 1943. She was transferred to the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1946 and renamed HNoMS Utv r HNoMS Utv r . She was sold in 1964. See also HMS Gay Viking HMS Gay Viking was a motor gun boat launched in 1943 and sunk in a collision in 1945. She was originally ordered for the Turkish Navy but was taken over by the Royal Navy due to World War II . HMS Vindex 1915 HMS Vindex was a Royal Navy seaplane carrier of the World War I First World War . She had been built in 1905 by Armstrong Whitworth as the Viking , a fast passenger ferry for the Isle of Man Steam Packet . Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Viking, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names ... more details
E2 References references Further reading Stead, John The Viking Way A Cicerone guide Milnthorpe Cicerone Press 1990 . ISBN 1852840579 The Viking Way Official Guidebook to the 147 Mile Long Distance ... names marked on coins. Much of the Viking Way is classified as a byway road Byway Open to All ...?tid 8487 Trailzilla route map http www.routeyou.com route view 186877 walking and hiking route the viking ... Map route map Ordnance Survey Maps The Viking Way is shown on the following maps by Ordnance Survey ... title Gallery gallery Image The Viking Way Marker.jpg The Viking Way Marker Image The Viking Way.jpg ... with walkers. Image Navenby.jpg Navenby from The Viking Way gallery Category Long distance footpaths ... more details
PA87&dq viking halberd&lr &ei Y199S8zPAaa8zgSayJSfCQ&cd 21 v onepage&q viking 20halberd&f false isbn 9781851095261 ref Archeological evidence The term Viking halberd has been used to describe a find ... AltaMira Press location Plymouth, UK year 2008 pages 66 url http books.google.com books?id 30tgziT2erIC&pg PA66&dq viking halberd&ei XkB9S5nHApWszgTyxIi8CQ&cd 1 v onepage&q viking 20halberd&f false isbn 9780759110540 ref There has currently been, in fact, no clearly identified Viking halberd or bill weapon bill found. Spears are the only type of polearms found in Viking graves. It is possible that halberds and bills were not part of Viking funerary customs, as opposed to other weapons that have ... period , which predates the Viking age but their use by the Scandinavians is not attested and, if existent ... title Viking Hersir 793 1066 AD publisher Osprey date 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 ...&pg PA50&dq viking halberd&lr &ei mEB9S97YDIb4zATapLCGCQ&cd 16 v onepage&q staff 20weapons&f false ... Viking Halberd Category Medieval blade weapons Category Viking Age Category Axes Category Pole weapons ... more details
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