History & Heritage

Viking Longships

How Viking sailors built fast wooden ships and crossed the seas more than one thousand years ago.

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1The Vikings were sailors from Scandinavia more than one thousand years ago.

2They built long wooden ships that were fast and light.

3Each ship could carry about sixty warriors with their weapons.

4The ships had one large sail and many oars for rowing.

5Vikings crossed the cold seas to trade, explore, and fight.

6They reached Iceland, Greenland, and even the coast of America.

7Some ships carried fine carved dragon heads on the front.

8Rich Vikings were sometimes buried inside their ships with treasure.

9Archaeologists have found several ship graves in Norway and Denmark.

10Today visitors can see real Viking ships in museums in Oslo.

11These ships show how skilled the northern sailors really were.

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