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Scandinavian 150
The Vikings and the Nordic Heroic Age
Iconic images of the Vikings?
square sailtall stem and stern postsoarslots of rigging
picture stone from Hejnum Riddare, Gotland
Tune Ship Burial, ca 900; excavated 1867
The Gokstad shipexcavation 1880Norway
Replica at the Chicago World Fair 1893
Ladby Ship-Burial at Hedeby, 1934-6, 10th c.
Oseberg Ship BurialNorwayexcavated 1904-5ca 834, 2 female human skeletons,14 horses, 1 ox and 3 dogs
The Ladby ship, exc. 1936
The Skuldelev ships, excavated 1962
Roskilde 6, excavated 1997, longest Viking ship so far discovered; after 1025
Clinker-builtViking ships
Viking Ship Museum at Roskilde, Denmark
Yes!NavigableReconstructions!
different types of ships:
Helge AskSkuldelev 5, original ca. 1040
Kraka FyrSkuldelev 6, ca. 1030fishing and cargo vessel
OssarSkuldelev 1, ca. 1030Ocean-going trader, knarr
Roar EdgeSkuldelev 3, ca. 1030a small trader around Denmark and in the Baltic
Estrid, original ca. 1130-1150a small farm boat, transport for cargo or people
JohannaA ship’s boat (from the Gokstad Ship, Norway)original ca.895served to ferry people and cargo to and from the larger ship
Skuldelev 2, the second longest longship so far discovered
= The Sea Stallion of Glendalough
http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/index.php?id=1089&no_cache=1&L=1
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6248978.stm
Roskilde 6longest longship so farexcavated/discovered