Griffin is the co-founder of the William E. Colby Seminar on Intelligence, Military, and Diplomatic Affairs at Norwich University in Vermont, along with his friend, historian, and Patton biographer Colonel Carlo D'Este.
A Viking's height could be anywhere between 66 inches 1.67 meters and 69 inches 1.75 meters. The tall ones are said to be Vikings of higher stature since they are likely to have better nutrition and eat better diets compared to the common Viking warriors. The notion that Vikings were tall people may also be because people in some parts of Europe are relatively short. This may be the reason why they might consider Vikings as people with increased height. But compared Viking's height to today's people, they are considered as people with average height.
Knarr is the Norse term for ships that were built for Atlantic voyages. They were cargo ships averaging a length of about 54 feet (16 m), a beam of 15 feet (4.6 m), and a hull capable of carrying up to 122 tons.Overall displacement: 50 tons.he average speed of Viking ships varied from ship to ship but lay in the range of 5â10 knots and the maximal speed of a longship under favorable conditions was around 15 knots. Animal head from Oseberg ship.