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Viking longship

Specialized Scandinavian warshipSchematic drawing of the longship typeGokstad ship replica, "Lofotr"One of the Bryggen runic sticks with graffiti of longships, some featuring dragon heads, or weather vanes, on the bowstem (late 13th c.)Longships (Old Norse: langskip) were long clinker-builtwarships (Old Norse: herskip, Old Swedish: hærskip) propelled by oars, and later also by sail, used by the Norse and surrounding Germanic tribes from at least the 4th century AD and throughout the Viking Age, being part of the Nordic ship building tradition.

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