Viking ship is a collective term for ships used during the 
Viking Age (793–1066) in Northern Europe. 
Scandinavian  tradition of shipbuilding during the Viking Age was characterized by  slender and flexible boats, with symmetrical ends with true 
keel. They were 
clinker  built, which is the overlapping of planks riveted together. They might  have had a dragon's head or other circular object protruding from the  bow and stern, for design, although this is only inferred from  historical sources.
Viking ships were known for being able to navigate rivers and shoals  which other navy's ships could not negotiate. They were also able to  handle rough seas, such as the 
North Atlantic Ocean. They ranged in the 
Baltic Sea and far from the Scandinavian home areas, to 
Iceland, 
Greenland, 
Newfoundland, the 
Mediterranean, and 
Africa.
The ships are normally divided into classes based on size and function.
 
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