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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