Collection of authentic historic boats from Scandinavia and full scale navigable reconstructions of Viking ships on Museumsøen (Museum island) and Vik

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Collection of authentic historic boats from Scandinavia and full scale navigable reconstructions of Viking ships on Museumsøen (Museum island) and Vikingeskibsmuseet (Viking Ship Museum) established in 1969 as a permanent exhibition of five original well preserved Viking ships excavated nearby in 1962 in Roskilde Fjord. Roskilde, Denmark. August 9th 2015. Vikings ships, called Skuldelev ships, were sunk as a blockships to protect capital of Denmark from northern Vikings. Museum is a center of maritime history, marine archaeology and experimental archaeology of Viking Age © Wojciech Strozyk / Alamy Stock Photo

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Size: 4215px × 2805px
Location: Roskilde, Denmark
Photo credit: © Wojciech Stróżyk / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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