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century. Scandinavia The term Viking from Old Norse lang non v kingr is customarily used to refer to the Norsemen ... accessdate 2010 05 11 ref This period of Viking expansion known as the Viking Age forms a major part ... and became 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 ... brutes or intrepid adventurers owe much to the modern Viking myth which had taken shape by the early ... as familiar caricatures. ref name langer Etymology The source for the word Viking is disputed. Two ... overseas. It occurs in Viking Age runic inscriptions and in later medieval writings in set ... sagas , the phrase to go viking implies participation in raiding activity or piracy ... appears in Viking Age skaldic poetry and on several rune stone s found in Scandinavia , where it refers ... of English 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 ... By Walter W. Skeat Clarendon press Page 479 ref The form also occurs as a personal name on some ... of the Viking Age. Regardless of its possible origins, the word was used to indicate an activity ... Viking usually refers specifically to those people who went on Viking expeditions. ref See Gunnar ...? , The University of Iceland Science web July 13, 2001 in Icelandic . ref The word Viking was introduced into Modern English during the 18th century Viking revival , at which point it acquired romanticized ... expressions like Viking Age Viking age , Viking culture , Viking art , Viking religion , Viking ... communities overseas, that had often been negatively affected by Viking activity. These texts reflect ... before the Viking Age . Evidence from after the Viking Age can also be important for understanding ... in the 11th and 12th centuries, native written sources begin to appear, in Latin and Old Norse . In the Viking ... more details
Formation , a geological feature VikingPress , a publishing company Viking Range , a kitchen appliance ...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 band Hagstr m Viking , a guitar Viking metal , a musical ... , an American football team Denmark Vikings , an Australian rules football team Viking FK , a Norwegian ... 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.se 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 2007 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 16 knots 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 for three ... Vidar Viking Main Characteristics publisher author date accessdate 2009 02 01 quote Dead link ... wi alias fsDrawPage 1 144 title Vidar Viking publisher Arctic Logistics Information And Support author ... 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 Arctic Logistics .... In February 2010 the Balder Viking , Vidar Viking and Loke Viking were chartered by Edinburgh ... Viking ... more details
accessdate 2008 10 05 last first coauthors date 25 January 2006 work Viking Line press release ... Linen myynti accessdate 2008 10 05 last first coauthors date 12 June 2006 work Viking Line press release ... 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 new ...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 area ... 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 be traced ... 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 Service ..., 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 ... Eliasson, Thor Alf Viking Line i backspegeln , pages 26 27. Mariehamns Tryckeri Viking Line 2005 ... 12 October 2007 ref 1967 1985 Because Viking Line was only a marketing company, each owner company ... 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, in Stockholm ... 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
Rich Vose Viking Skull is a 5 piece heavy metal band, originating in the UK. History Viking Skull ... on Bass. In 2003 they released a 6 track EP on Grand Union Recordings called Chapter One Viking Skull Chapter One . After top notch press reviews they landed main support for HIM band HIM on their 2004 ... their first full length album Born In Hell . Viking Skull was later invited to join Alice Cooper and Twisted Sister on a UK arena tour but got cancelled two weeks before the first date due to Viking Skull ... , asked Viking Skull to include one of their songs on his compilation cd Viva La Bands . The band ... and Waldie parted ways with Gordon and Darren following an argument after a show in Amsterdam and Viking Skull disbanded on September 25, 2006. Roddy Stone wrote that day on their Myspace blog ...Viking .... The band traveled to America to begin recording Chapter Two Viking Skull Chapter Two in Philadelphia ... of December 2007, Viking Skull competed at Metal Hammer presents Get In The Ring 2 , a competition ... 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 Skull fell ... font size 95 Title Label Date of Release Chapter One Viking Skull Chapter One Grand Union Recordings October 20, 2003 Born In Hell Grand Union Recordings October 14, 2005 Chapter Two Viking Skull Chapter ... October 26, 2010 External 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
, 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 ... fuel and LOX into the engine. Viking pioneered important innovations over the V 2. One of the most ... 5 1, a record 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 ... the turbine casing. Viking 2, flown 6 September 1949, also suffered early engine cut off for the same reason as Viking 1 it reached only mi to km 32 precision 1 . Subsequent engines had the turbine casing halves welded rather than bolted together, solving the problem. Viking 3, 9 February 1950, suffered ... it threatened to fly outside the range. Altitude was again only mi to km 50 precision 1 . Viking ... perfect flight. Guidance system was reverted to that of Vikings 1 and 2. Viking 5, 21 November 1950 ... higher. Viking 6, 11 December 1950, suffered catastrophic failure of the stabilizing fins late ... only mi to km 40 precision 1 . Viking 7, 7 August 1951, reached mi to km 136 precision 1 altitude ... 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 What would ... at their bases. ref Mutch, T. et al. 1976. The Surface of Mars The View from the Viking 2 Lander ... is also possible. ref Clark, B. et al. 1976. Inorganic Analysis of Martian Samples at the Viking ... sulfates on Mars. ref http marsrovers.nasa.gov gallery press opportunity 20040625a.html ref The Opportunity ... Baird, A. et al. 1976. Mineralogic and Petrologic Implications of Viking Geochemical Results From ... as Imaged, Sampled, and Analyzed by the Viking Landers. Review of Geophysics 27. 39 60. ref Studies ... of basalt rock. ref Hargraves, R. et al. 1976. Viking Magnetic Properties Investigation ... more details
The Viking revival Septentrional ism was an increase in popular and scholarly interest in and enthusiasm for the history and culture of the Viking s and other Norsemen of the Viking Age . The revival proper ... notably Peder Resen s Edda Islandorum of 1665 . The word Viking was introduced into Modern .... The word Viking in the sense in which it is commonly used is derived from the Old Norse v kingr ... 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 century when Norway ... king, Norwegians started looking back to their Viking era kings and sagas. In 1867, the first Viking ... 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 antiquarian Carl ... 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, heroic, idealized Norse seafarers and warriors, who had very little to do with the historical Viking culture ... enhanced the Romanticism of the Viking era during that time. Wagner s Der Ring des Nibelungen , commonly ... Ellis ref Great Britain British authors from the 16th century had been aware of the Viking impact on the countryside ... . ref is better explicated as a modification of dene , or hollow. ref Richard Hall, Viking Archaeology ... studies , there was a similar wave of enthusiasm for Northern culture in Britain, identifying as Viking ... Viking virtues, such as Thomas Warton the elder Thomas Warton s Runic Odes of 1748 Yes &mdash tis ... see Viking Use of skulls as drinking vessels . ref we drain Of Kings in furious Combat slain. United ... attention the idea that Viking explorers discovered the New World and was the originator of Leif Erikson ... more details
Viking is a 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 publisher ... cite news url http siempre.arcus.org 4DACTION wi alias fsDrawPage 1 144 title Vidar Viking publisher ..., 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 author date accessdate ... Administration called for the Vidar Viking and the Tor Viking to serve as icebreakers in the Baltic ... are chartered on a contingency bases where Trans Viking s parent company, Transatlantic shipping .... In February 2010 the Balder Viking , Vidar Viking and Loke Viking were chartered by Edinburgh ... in Baffin Bay . ref name Transatlantic2010 02 16 cite news url http www.tradingmarkets.com news press ...&date 2010 02 18 archivedate 2010 02 18 ref References Reflist Category Icebreakers sv Vidar Viking ... more details
Image Moragsoorm.jpg 300px thumb A modern version of a Viking ship. gay ship is a collective term for ships used during the Viking Age in Northern Europe. Scandinavia n tradition of shipbuilding during the Viking Age was characterized by slender and flexible boats, with symmetrical ends with true keel ... culture for centuries. In fact, the importance of the Viking ship is deeply rooted in Scandinavian ... routes primarily operated via shipping, as inland trading was both hazardous and cumbersome. Viking ..., ships became a mainstay of the Viking pagan religion, as they evolved into symbols of power and prowess. Throughout the first millennia, respectable Viking chieftains and noblemen were commonly buried ... vessels in the area. Through such cultural and practical significance, the Viking ship progressed into the most powerful, advanced naval vessel in Viking Age Europe. ref Peter Sawyer ed. ,The Oxford ..., 1997 The Oxford Illustrated history of the Vikings . Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 285434 ... League . Smaller vessels Karve s were a type of small Viking ship similar to the knarr. They were .... Viking symbol The viking vessels were called Dragon Ships because a ceremonial decoration in the shape ... or crew Citation needed date May 2010 . They symbolized the Viking force and power Citation needed ... One Viking custom was to bury dead lords in their ships. The dead man s body would be carefully ... with many of his most prized possessions. The Viking firmly believed that the dead man would sail to the after ... Viking ships varied from others of the period, being generally more seaworthy and lighter. This was achieved ... Viking vessels were constructed were rived split from large, old growth trees especially oaks. A ship ..., during the early Viking Age, oar ports replaced rowlocks, allowing oars to be stored while the ship ... continually debate the use of sunstone in Viking navigation. Recent studies identify the sunstone ... Wikingerschiff Oslo.jpg thumb 250px The preserved remains of the Oseberg Ship, now located in the Viking ... more details
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 ...Infobox comic book title Wikipedia WikiProject Comics title Viking image Viking Issue 1 Cover.jpg caption schedule Bi Monthly ongoing y Historical y publisher Image Comics Image startmo April startyr 2009 endmo endyr present issues 5 As of February 2010 lc on 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 artistic work 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 The general ... Annikki Viking princess, Daughter of King Bram the Quiet Bork A merchant arms dealer Bram A Viking ... gcdb series id 35800 title Viking comicbookdb type title id 23251 title Viking refend External links For a Reception section http www.comicbookresources.com ?page user review&id 938 Reviews Viking 1 , Comic Book Resources DEFAULTSORT Viking Comics Category Fictional Vikings ... 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 ..., the orbiter began returning global images of Mars about 5 days before orbit insertion. The Viking ... title The First Viking Mission to Mars journal Science, New Series volume 193 issue 4255 pages 759 766 ... 7, 1980 Viking 1 Orbiter was running low on altitude control gas and its orbit was raised from ... 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 1 Lander touched down ... The Surface of Mars The View from the Viking 1 Lander journal Science, New Series volume 193 issue ... engineering sensors. ref name Soffen & Snyder The Viking 1 Lander was named the Thomas A. Mutch Thomas Mutch Memorial Station in January 1982 in honor of the leader of the Viking imaging team ... 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 1 lander was imaged on the Martian ... of Martian Samples at the Viking Landing Sites. Science 194. 1283 1288. ref The rovers Spirit Rover ... gallery press opportunity 20040625a.html ref Opportunity landed in 2004 with advanced instruments ... 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
Hotel Viking may refer to Hotel in Oslo, now called the Hotel Royal Christiania Hotel Viking Rhode Island hotel in Newport, Rhode Island dab ... more details
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 ...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 380 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 2 Beaver , spare parts for older de Havilland Canada aircraft, and components for Bombardier Aerospace , Bell Helicopter Textron , Lockheed Martin , and Boeing . History The company was established in 1970 as an aircraft modification, sales, and repair facility in Victoria. Viking acquired the exclusive ... artman publish printer 47.shtml Viking acquires DeHavilland type certificates February 24, 2006 ref ... by Bombardier Aerospace . Since 2008 Viking has been producing both the Beaver and Twin Otter. The ownership of the certificates gives Viking the exclusive right to manufacture new aircraft. New production ... Airshow 2010 Farnborough Airshow On April 2, 2007 Viking announced that with 27 orders ... 04 02 212989 viking restarts twin otter production.html Viking restarts Twin Otter production April ... Flight For New Twin Otter AvFlash News, February 27, 2010 ref Viking Air also produces upgraded ... in Victoria, British Columbia Category De Havilland de Viking Air ... more details
, 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 ... 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 2 1975 09 09 18 39 00 UTC br pad .5em small For year month day year 1975 month 09 day 09 ago small Launch Vehicle Viking 1 Titan III Titan III E Centaur rocket Centaur br Viking 2 Titan III Titan III E Centaur rocket 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 Jun 19, 1976 Aug 17, 1980 br pad .5em Lander Jul 20, 1976 Nov 13, 1982 br Viking ... 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 ... nmc spacecraftDisplay.do?id 1975 075C 1975 075C br Viking 2 br pad .5em Orbiter http nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov ... RTG units The Viking program consisted of a pair of American space probes sent to Mars , Viking 1 and Viking 2 . Each spacecraft was composed of two main parts, an orbiter designed to photograph ... 1 billion. ref http nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov nmc spacecraftDisplay.do?id 1975 075A Viking 1 Orbiter Mission ... Mars until the late 1990s and early 2000s. The Viking program grew from NASA s earlier, and more ... 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 III Titan III ... of life on Mars Viking orbiters The primary objectives of the Viking orbiters were to transport ... thumb Mars from the Viking orbiter By discovering many geological forms that are typically formed ... of Arizona Press isbn 9780816512577 ref ref Raeburn, P. 1998. Uncovering the Secrets of the Red Planet ... more details
Scandinavia History of Scandinavia Viking Age is the term for the period in European history , especially ... VN http www.britannica.com eb article 39302 Norway The Viking Age from the Norway article at Encyclop dia Britannica ref ref http www.britannica.com eb article 33869 Denmark 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 ... In England the Viking Age began dramatically on June 16, 793 ref http omacl.org Anglo part2.html The raid ... to drown or carried away as slave s along with the church treasures. Three Viking ships had beached ... wrong rather than a piratical raid. Lindisfarne was different. The Viking devastation of Northumbria ... . 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 ..., but the Viking Age was regarded as a barbaric and uncivilized period in the history of the Nordic countries. Until recently the history of the Viking Age was largely based on Icelandic Sagas , the history ... Faroe stamp sheet 406 408 viking voyages.jpg right thumb Viking Voyages in the North Atlantic The Vikings ... to build ships of war and send them on raiding expeditions to initiate the Viking Age. The northern ... main Viking expansion Norse society was based on agriculture and trade with other peoples and placed ... of the Viking Age, with the sack of Lindisfarne, also coincided with Charlemagne s Saxon Wars , or Christian wars with pagans in Saxony . Historians Rudolf Simek and Bruno Dum zil theorise that the Viking ... Simek, the emergence of the viking age circumstances and conditions , The vikings first Europeans ... Viking activity occurred during the reign of Charlemagne . ref Rudolf Simek, the emergence of the viking ... 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
A Viking halberd is a theoretical, putative polearm from the Viking age . The term halberd has been used to translate several Old Norse words relating to weapons in dictionaries, ref name CV cite web url http www.northvegr.org vigfusson index002.php title Cleasby Vigfusson Old Icelandic Dictionary last Cleasby first Richard coauthors Vigfusson, Gudbrand year 1874 publisher Clarendon Press, Oxford accessdate ... literature about the Viking age . ref cite book title Saga book of the Viking Society for Northern Research, Volume 23 year 1990 url http books.google.com books?id W3ppAAAAMAAJ&q viking halberd&dq viking halberd&ei XkB9S5nHApWszgTyxIi8CQ&cd 2 publisher Viking Society ref The exact nature ... 88 url http books.google.com books?id jdcrsCOB VcC&pg 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 in North America in the 1995 book Early Vikings ... practice engaging descendant communities publisher 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 ... frankish graves from the Merovingians Merovingian period , which predates the Viking age but their use ... last Harrison first Mark coauthors Embleton, Gerry title Viking Hersir 793 1066 AD publisher Osprey ... 50 url http books.google.com books?id NKomc2cHLwYC&pg PA50&dq viking halberd&lr &ei mEB9S97YDIb4zATapLCGCQ ... Reflist Use dmy dates date October 2010 DEFAULTSORT Viking Halberd Category Medieval weapons Category Viking Age Category Axes Category Spears Category Pole weapons ... more details
Infobox Stadium stadium name Viking stadion nickname image Image Btd viking stadion lr.jpg 300px location J tt v gen, Stavanger broke ground 2003 opened May 1, 2004 closed demolished owner Viking F.K. operator Viking F.K. surface Grass construction cost 20 million euro s architect LINK signatur AS NBBJ Design former names tenants Viking FK 2004&ndash present seating capacity 16,300 Soccer football Viking Stadion is a football soccer football stadium, built at J tt v gen, in Stavanger , Norway . It was inaugurated in May 2004 and cost 160 million NOK to build 20 million . 50 million NOK, plus the lot it was built on, was a gift from the municipality. It replaced Stavanger Stadion as the home stadium for Viking F.K. . Among the persons present at the official opening match were the coach of the Norwegian national football team ge Hareide , Norwegian Idol winner Kjartan Salvesen and Kjell Inge R kke . ref http www.dagbladet.no sport 2004 04 30 397191.html Norges fineste stadion fotball Dagbladet.no Bot generated title ref Image Viking Stadion.JPG thumb left Viking stadion 17 September 2006 The stadium can also host large music concerts and events, and among the artists who have played in Viking Stadium are Bryan Adams , R.E.M. , Roger Waters , Bob Dylan , Sissel Kyrkjeb & Pl cido Domingo . In 2006, the stadium was expanded beyond the original capacity of 15,000, and now fits 16,300 ref http www.viking fk.no newsread dokument.aspx?nodeid 5133 Stadion i tall viking fk.no ref people ... Slik blir Viking Stadion Aftenbladet.no ref The plan is to have the expansion completed by 2016. Should ... venues commonscat Viking Stadion coord 58 54 52.60 N 05 43 49.59 E type landmark display title Category ... in Norway Category Sport in Stavanger Category Buildings and structures in Stavanger Category Viking FK cs Viking Stadion da Viking Stadion de Viking Stadion es Viking Stadion fr Viking Stadion no Viking stadion nn Viking Stadion pl Viking Stadion pt Viking Stadion sv Viking Stadion ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2008 Viking Hockey is one of Norway Norway s best known ice hockey hockey clubs, playing in Stavanger . They have a great history, twice winning the bronze medal. Viking Hockey was founded in 1968, and is one of the oldest hockey clubs in Norway. Their colors are all blue. They play their home matches in Siddishallen . Famous players Rob Schistad Eirik Cecil Paulsen Kyle McDonough Tore Vikingstad Ed Galliani they used clubs See also Stavanger Oilers Category Ice hockey teams in Norway Category Sport in Stavanger Norway sport team stub Euro icehockey team stub hr Viking Hockey no Viking Hockey ... more details
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