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


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


Size: 4256px × 2832px
Location: Roskilde, Denmark
Photo credit: © Wojciech Stróżyk / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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