Viking ship
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A Viking ship is a long, narrow, and fast wooden seafaring vessel used by Norse sailors for trade, exploration, and warfare during the Viking Age.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sailing vessel
ⓘ
ship type ⓘ watercraft ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | clinker-built ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
runestones
ⓘ
sagas ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Germanic peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Norse people
|
| developedIn | Scandinavia ⓘ |
| enables |
open-ocean crossings
ⓘ
rapid coastal attacks ⓘ |
| excavatedAt |
Gokstad ship
ⓘ
surface form:
Gokstad ship burial
Oseberg ship burial ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceIn |
Norse culture
ⓘ
Scandinavian heritage ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
double-ended hull
ⓘ
overlapping planks ⓘ shallow draft ⓘ |
| hasHullForm |
long
ⓘ
narrow ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| hasProperty | fast ⓘ |
| hasPropulsion |
oars
ⓘ
sail ⓘ |
| hasRiggingType | single-masted rig ⓘ |
| hasSailType | square sail ⓘ |
| hasSteering |
side rudder
ⓘ
steering oar ⓘ |
| hasSubtype |
karve
ⓘ
knarr ⓘ longship ⓘ |
| hasTypicalCrewRole |
rower
ⓘ
steersman ⓘ trader ⓘ warrior ⓘ |
| hasUseContext |
colonization
ⓘ
long-distance voyages ⓘ raids ⓘ |
| influenced | medieval ship design in Northern Europe ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Baltic Sea
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
North Sea ⓘ coastal waters ⓘ rivers ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Norse sailors
ⓘ
Vikings ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Viking Age ⓘ |
| usedFor |
exploration
ⓘ
trade ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
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