Resurection of Skuldelev 1 Viking Ship
Viking Museum in Roskilde Denmark Skuldelev 1 is a sturdy ocean going trading vessel possibly of the type known as knarr The ship and its cargo may have been owned by a chieftain who used it to sail on trading expeditions with his men or cooperatively by a group of merchants who sailed in it to trade at markets The crew would have consisted of 6 8 men The ship was built of stout pine planks at Sogne Fjord in Western Norway and was later repaired at Oslo Fjord and in Eastern Denmark The ship had decks fore and aft and open holds amidships Ottar a reconstruction of Skuldelev 1 built at the Viking Ship Museum is on display at Museum Harbour Credit Phil Degginger
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Photo credit: © Phil Degginger / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: archaeological, archaeology, boat, denmark, discovery, museum, reconstruction, roskilde, ship, skuldelev, trading, transport, vessel, viking
