About me
Greer Jarrett (Bristol, UK, 1992) is an archaeologist specialised in Viking Age navigation and seafaring. His research focuses on reconstructing Viking Age sailing routes using a combination of experimental archaeology and digital analyses. For his PhD (published in 2025), he undertook a series of experimental voyages throughout Scandinavia onboard square-rigged clinker boats and ships without engines, covering over 3,000 miles under sail or oars. These voyages identified four new Viking Age harbours, established the sailing performance of Viking Age vessels, and characterised the degree and nature of interaction with arctic communities such as the Sami and the Inuit. His research also suggests that the Vikings sailed even further across the north Atlantic than previously assumed, indicating that many seascapes remain to be explored for traces of these remarkable voyagers.
