Viking longship
Scandinavian raiding boat
A Viking longship is the long, narrow wooden vessel used by Scandinavian seafarers during the Viking Age (roughly 800–1100 CE).
Designed for both ocean voyages and shallow rivers, longships featured a single square sail and rows of oars, allowing them to cross the North Atlantic and raid far inland.
The distinctive curved prow, often carved with a dragon head, made these ships iconic symbols of Norse expansion and warfare.
- oarsBladed poles for boats
- sailShip's wind-catching fabric
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
- prowVessel's forward section
- fjordGlacially carved coastal inlet
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