Skuldelev 2 Viking Ship Museum Roskilde Denmark
Skuldelev 2 Viking Ship Museum Roskilde Denmark Skuldelev 2 is an ocean going warship a longship possibly of the type known as skeid With a crew of 70 80 warriors it must have been the ship of a chieftain a vessel similar to those whose praise is sung in sagas and scaldic verse Analyses of annual growth rings in the timber have shown that the ship was built in the vicinity of Dublin about 1042 The long narrow shape of the ship meant that it could sail at great speed With 60 men at the oars an average speed of 5 6 knots could be held over long distances while much greater speeds could be achieved under sail in favorable winds
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Photo credit: © Bernie Epstein / Alamy / Afripics
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