Viking ship, Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde, Denmark

Skuldelev 2, a long, narrow, ocean-going warship, skeid type, oak, built in Dublin, Ireland, c.1042, for a crew of 65-70, probably belonging to a magnate, 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. Its reconstruction is Sea Stallion from Glendalough, in the museum harbour. 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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1042 Blockship Fragment Nordic Norse Peberrenden Roskilde Sjaelland Skeid Skuldelev Viking Vikingeskibsmuseet

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