Viking ship, Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde, Denmark

Skuldelev 6, a rowing and sailing vessel used for fishing and whaling or seal hunting, built near Sognefjord in Norway, 11th century, at the Viking Ship Museum, or Vikingeskibsmuseet, a maritime history and archaeology museum for prehistoric and medieval ships, at Roskilde, on the island of Zealand, Denmark. The ship's height was increased at a later date and may subsequently have been used more for transportation than fishing. Kraka Fyr in the museum harbour is a reconstruction of Skuldelev 6. 5 Skuldelev ships were excavated from the water at Peberrenden, Skuldelev, in 1962. They are blockships, used to block sea invasions. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Blockship Fragment Nordic Norse Peberrenden Roskilde Sjaelland Skuldelev Sognefjord Viking Vikingeskibsmuseet Whaling

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