Ships were an important part of Viking society, not only as a means of transportation but also for the prestige that it conferred on her owner and skipper.
A Knarr was a vessel used for cargo storage - it was a cargo ship that had a wide hull and was deeper and shorter than the standard longship. The reason for this was for it to store more cargo and for much smaller crews to operate it.
The first invasion
The first officially organized invasion of North Africa by the Caliphate began in 647. After leaving Medina, 20,000 Arabs joined in Memphis...
The first invasion
It began with the conquest of the Middle East. Byzantium lost the Levant, and the Sassanid state lost Mesopotamia.
The confrontation with Byzantium...
