The gunwale of the Sea Stallion may have been fitted with a washboard, as pictured here. This helps to prevent excess water breaking over the side of the ship, particularly in big swell. For more information see…
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The Freja Byrdingis an accurate reconstruction of Skuldelev 3, discovered in the Roskilde Fjord barrier and housed in the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde.The Viking Ship Museum has its own replica of this small 14 meter Viking cargo vessel (dating to…
The Viking warship Skuldelev 3 in 29.4 meters long, and the largest of the ships scuttled in the Roskilde Fjord. It dates to to c. 1042 and is built from oak from the Dublin area in Ireland and as an impressive warship probably took part in several…
The well-preserved viking ship Skuldelev 3, a small cargo vessel dating to c. 1040 and probably used for trade and transport in Danish waters and the Baltic. It is on permanent display in the Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde, and was reconstructed as…
An aerial photograph taken in 1962, showing the barrier in the Roskilde Fjord constructed to excavate the five Skuldelev ships. These ships are now on display in the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde.