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Viking Ships

The sites below offer information on the magnificent seagoing vessels that took the Vikings on raids, explorations, and merchant voyages.

The Rus Project

This Finnish Viking ship project conducts experimental work to build ship replicas and sail them the way they were sailed in ancient times. Site includes info on past voyages, current projects, joining the crew, and the wreck used as a model for their replicas.

Secrets of Norse Ships

Two-page article by Evan Hadingham at the NOVA site offers a brief introduction to various ship types, a look at construction techniques, and info about the archaeological discoveries that provided modern scholars with clues to the past.

The Viking Ships

The Viking Network offers very basic information on ships and how the Vikings sailed with links to further info.

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