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VIKING LONGSHIP model

This page is about the Viking Longship. For a different type of Viking ship: click here.

Longships were Vikings' most powerful in the fleet and appeared only in the biggest wars. 

VIKING LONGSHIP model

Viking longships were constructed using the clinker design--oak planks overlapped slightly and then nailed together with iron nails. They were very sturdy, and yet flexible enough to withstand the waves of stormy seas. They can move at a very swift twelve knots. The tapered bows and sterns enabled the Vikings to row their longships forwards and backwards without first having to turn the ships around.
 

The powerful Viking longship could surprisingly navigate in water just a meter deep. In shallow water, the warriors would move to one side of the ship to tilt it so it would pass over rocks and shoals. Not only that, it was light enough to be dragged overland between two lakes or rivers. If the winds were calm, oarsmen could move the ships briskly through the water at about five knots--the same speed as a quick walking pace.

The ship carried up to four hundred fearless Viking warriors on their raids across Europe over a millennium ago. With their snarling prowed ships and hundreds of sword wielding warriors, the Vikings created a sight that brought terror into the hearts of people across Europe, North Africa and western Asia.




This very majestic Viking longship model is grand, 55" long x 23" tall x 13" wide. The Viking god Odin is on the sail. Note that both sides of the ship have oars.

$7,500  Shipping and insurance in USA included. Other countries: $500 flat rate. This model is in stock and can be shipped within 5 business days. 

Our accurate Viking ship models are featured permanently in the Maritime Museum of San Diego and Department of Archaeology, Flinders University.

Learn more about the Viking longship here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longship