Viking Longboat

A rather unusual sight... in any city other than York! We're regularly invaded by Vikings, and this time they even brought their boat with them.

The longship appeared in its complete form between the 9th and 13th centuries and the average speed was between 5 and 10 knots. Not bad as long as it's not me having to row!

Lucy

[Graham Thresher]

Super capture

[Molly]

Well it adds some welcome colour on a winter's day. Interesting capture.

[JulieCo]

Yes, one gets used to some unusual sights living in or near York. It's a fabulous city!

[Therese]

hehe, very cool!

[Pyrrhula]

They had sails on it. Great shot of the event.

[Lynne Hart]

Brilliant, bet that causes a stir down the high street.

[gloria jones]

Great capture, light

[bkb in the city]

Great looking boat

[Julia]

Fun shot

[Kim Crisp]

I like the light shining through the sail

[Ivan]

Great colours and angle.

[bruni]

Very colorful and must be fun to watch.

[Pete Roberts]

Obviously did not have a satnav fitted and got lost. That is a bit different

[Fisher Family]

@thresheg @dolphin @julieco @monkeykid @pyrrhula @lhart @seattlite @bkbinthecity @juliac @kimcrisp @ivan @bruni @pjr Thank you everyone. The boat has gone now - a bit of a shame, I think it's quite a feature! - Lucy