How did Viking longships compare with other ships at the time?

by stan__morris

How were they different? What advantages did each ship have over each other?

jschooltiger

I've written about longships a few times before:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/28hjbr/how_in_the_world_did_vikings_sail_from/cibmcq8/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/956yc2/what_made_norse_longships_different_from_other/e3rv127/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ac977f/how_did_the_vikings_not_die_of_exposure_while/