Archaeologists have found a few Viking ships either used in burials or sunk in the fjords to stop enemy attacks. These ships can be seen for instance here in Oslo, Norway: The Vikingshipmuseum in Oslo or here: http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/
Copies of the ships in these museums have been made and are being made. I`ve visited several of them and they are truly lovely. But what archaeologists ask themselves is whether these ships are what the Vikings truly did use. One can`t help wondering if they didn`t use the scrappy ones for burials and to stop enemy attack. Maybe the truly great Viking ships will never be found?
Here are a couple of old ones and copies of old ones. I`ve picked different sizes. The long, narrow ones are called Longships.
Hey, nice to see you here – well done Reefchic for all your hard work. I love the history bits.
I love all the viking boats. I love the woodwork and the art that goes into these. I wonder how long it took to build one. The model my husband built for me says it’s a 10 century Longboat of Gokstad. LOL I wonder if they cursed the way my husband did building one.
In one of the video’s they put rocks in the boat. Have any idea why?
The rocks in the boat are to stabilize it. I think modern ships also have this, at least when they are empty. Not rocks, perhaps, but often water, if my recollections serves me.
I have no idea how long it took the VIkings to build a boat. Probably the whole summer? But if they knew a war was brewing, maybe they could build faster? The sails would take forever to weave as well. I`ve tried a Viking weave and that is one of the Viking things I do NOT miss 😉