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Longship
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Longships were long clinker-built warships propelled by oars, and later also by sail, used by the Norse and surrounding Germanic tribes from at least the 4th century AD and throughout the Viking Age,
Gokstad ship replica, "Lofotr"
Gokstad ship replica, "Lofotr"
The replica of the Myklebust ship on display at Sagastad. Assumed to be the largest found Viking ship in terms of displacement.
The replica of the Myklebust ship on display at Sagastad. Assumed to be the largest found Viking ship in terms of displacement.
The Stora Hammars I stone, Sweden showing armed warriors in a period longship
The Stora Hammars I stone, Sweden showing armed warriors in a period longship
Hemsta petroglyphs [sv] of the Nordic Bronze Age
Hemsta petroglyphs [sv] of the Nordic Bronze Age
Vikings
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Vikings were a seafaring people originally from Scandinavia, who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe. They voyaged as far as th
Longship
…Germany, with motifs on Gotlandic picture stones dating to the 8th century or earlier. It is thought that the Norse specifically invented the design for Viking usage, which included raiding and warfare, exploration and commerce. The longship is a rather distinctly Norse (Scandinavian) construction, with bronze…
Depiction of Vikings sailing a longship from c. 1100
Depiction of Vikings sailing a longship from c. 1100
A Viking Age depiction from the Tjängvide image stone, on Gotland
A Viking Age depiction from the Tjängvide image stone, on Gotland
Runestone raised in memory of Gunnarr by Tóki the Viking.
Runestone raised in memory of Gunnarr by Tóki the Viking.