[Regia-NA] Re: Viking naval warfare

[Cory W. Nielsen]

I don't have my books handy, but doesn't King Olaf Trygvason's Saga feature 
a large naval battle (combat between men from longship to longship)? 

Brett W. McCoy writes: 

> A discussion arose the other night amongst some compatriots over whether 
> the Vikings had ever fought battles from their longships, part of the 
> question being how they might have rowed and battled at the same time, and 
> part of the question being whether or not this ever happened in the first 
> place (making the first question irrelevant). 
> 
> Tom provided some interesting info this morning from Snorri Sturluson 
> about King Harald Sigurdsson's battle on the Nissa River.  Is there any 
> other written evidence that the Vikings ever did combat from their ships? 
> 
> -- Brett 
> 
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