Viking ships

Viking ships were marine vessels of unique structure, used in Scandinavia throughout the Middle Ages. The boat-types were quite varied, depending on what the ship was intended for, but they were generally characterized as being slender and flexible boats, with symmetrical ends with true keel. They were clinker built, which is the overlapping of planks riveted together.

Some 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 used both for military purposes and for long-distance trade, exploration and colonization.

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