The remains of Skuldelev 2 in the Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde

The remains of Skuldelev 2 in the Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde

Viking ships

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 of the major events of the late Viking Age. It is on permanent display in the Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde, and was reconstructed as Havhingsten. For more information see http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/

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The Viking Ship Museum (Vikingeskibsmuseet) in Roskilde

The World-Tree Project

2013

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Denmark, Danmark, Viking Age