Viking ship replica

Viking ship replicasare one of the more common types ofship replica.Viking,the first Viking ship replica, was built by theRødsverven shipyardinSandefjord, Norway.In 1893 it sailed across theAtlantic OceantoChicagoin theUnited Statesfor theWorld's Columbian Exposition.Formerly located inLincoln Park,Chicago, Illinois,theVikingis currently undergoing conservation inGeneva, Illinois,United States.^[1]

There are a considerable number of modern reconstructions ofViking Ageships in service aroundNorthern EuropeandNorth America.TheViking Ship MuseuminRoskilde,Denmark, has been particularly prolific in building accurate reconstructions of archaeological finds in its collection.

Europe[edit]

Denmark[edit]

Freja Byrding- Hejlsminde, Denmark (14 metres (46 ft), 5-8 persons,Skuldelev ships3)
Havhingsten fra Glendalough( "Sea Stallion from Glendalough" ) -Roskilde,Denmark,2004 (30 metres (98 ft), 60-100 persons,Skuldelev ships2)^[2]
Heidrun- Skælskør
Helge Ask- Roskilde, 1991^[3](17 metres (56 ft), 30 persons,Skuldelev ships5)^[4]
Imme Aros-Århus,1969 (13.5 metres (44 ft), 30 persons, Ellingå ship of AD 1163, renamedImme Struer2003)^[5]^[6]
Imme Gram-Tønder,1963 (20 metres (66 ft), 32 persons,Ladby ship,lost 2009)^[7]^[8]
Imme Sejr- Tønder, 2013 (21.5 metres (71 ft), 38 persons,Ladby ship)^[9]
Kraka- Roskilde, 1971 (40 ft, 7-15 persons)
Kraka Fyr- Roskilde, 1987 (12.2 metres (40 ft), 5-15 persons,Skuldelev ships6)^[10]
Ladbydragen- Vikingemuseet Ladby,Kerteminde,2016 (21.5 metres (71 ft), 32 oars,Ladby ship)^[11]
Lindheim Sunds-Ollerup,1977 (17 metres (56 ft), 30 persons,Skuldelev ships5)^[7]
Nidhug- Lundby Strand, 1998 (16 metres (52 ft), 3-28 persons)^[12]
Ottar- Roskilde, 2000^[13](15.84 metres (52.0 ft), 6-8 persons,Skuldelev ships1)
Randaros-Randers(39 ft)
Roar Ege- Roskilde, 1985^[3](14 metres (46 ft), 5-8 persons,Skuldelev ships3)^[13]
Røskva-Skælskør
Saga Siglar- Roskilde, 1983 (15.84 metres (52.0 ft), 6-8 persons,Skuldelev ships1, sank off theCatalancoast in 1992)^[13]
Sebbe Als-Augustenborg, Denmark,1969^[14](17 metres (56 ft), 30 persons,Skuldelev ships5)
Sif Ege- Frederikssund, 1990 (14 metres (46 ft), 5-8 personsSkuldelev ships3)^[15]

Estonia[edit]

Turm-Tartu,Estonia,LOA=12 m,B=2.5 m, replica ofLapuri ship[fi],built 2008-2009^[16]
Aimar-Käsmu,Estonia, built 2009-2010, 1/2 size replica ofGokstad ship,LOA 10m, Beam 2m, 8 oars^[17]^[18]
ThuleandNeyve-Nõva, Läänemaa,Estonia, built 2010-2011, 1/4 replica ofGokstad ship,LOA 6,7m Beam 1,7m and 4 oars^[19]
Äge-Kiruvere,Estonia, LOA=11.6m, B=2,8m, 12 oars, built 2011-2012, replica of Foteviken 1(Fotevikens Museum)^[20]^[21]
Hüljes -Karja, Estonia, built 2017-2018, replica of the smallest boat from Gokstad find - faering. LOA 6,5m Beam 1,6m, 4 oars

France[edit]

Dreknor-Cherbourg,Normandy,France
Gungnir- Puiselet-Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours

Iceland[edit]

Íslendingur- Iceland (22.5 m, 9 persons) housed at theViking World Museum
Vésteinn- Iceland (LOA 12m, Beam 2,7m, 14 oars, 1/2 Gokstad ship replica built 2008 in Thingeyri, Westfjords)^[22]

Norway[edit]

Draken Harald Hårfagre( "Dragon Harald Fairhair" ) -Haugesund,2012 (35 metres (115 ft), 100 persons)
Dronningen- Bjørkedalen, 1987 (replica ofOseberg ship)^[13]
Gaia ship-Sandefjord

Sweden[edit]

Ormen Friske( "Healthy Serpent" ) -Trosa,1949 (23 metres (75 ft), 12-70 persons,Gokstad ship,lost 1950)^[23]
Krampmacken- Gotland, 1980 (8 meters, replica of theBulverket ship)
Vidfamne- Gothenburg, 1994 (16 metres, replica of the Äskekärr ship)

UK[edit]

Hugin- located atPegwell BayinRamsgate,Kent. Built Denmark 1949 as replica of Gokstad ship.
Odin's Raven- 50 feet (15 m) 2/3 scale replica of theGokstad ship,built inNorway,sailed across theNorth Seaand now kept in the museum at the House of Manannan inPeel, Isle of Man
Ratatosk- Built inNorwaynow in theUnited Kingdom(20 ft, 6 persons, 1/4 Scale replica of theGokstad ship)^[24]^{[failed verification]}

Americas[edit]

Canada[edit]

Munin- Vancouver, British Columbia (40 ft, 7-15 persons)
Viking Saga- Newfoundland

United States[edit]

Skelmir- San Antonio,Texas(22 ft, 8 persons)^[25]
Viking- Built in the Rødsverven shipyard in Sandefjord,Norway.Currently located and undergoing conservation inGeneva, Illinois.^[26]
Leif Erikson(42 ft, 4 persons) - sailed across the Atlantic from Bergen, Norway in 1926, in Leif Erikson Park,Duluth, Minnesota.^[27]
Redwolf- San Antonio (40 ft, 17 persons - under construction)
Fyrdraca- Missouri (32 ft, 18 persons - retired from service with the Longship Company 2003)
Sae Hrafn^[28]- Maryland (40 ft, 18 persons)
Gyrfalcon^[29]- Maryland (20 ft, 5 persons)
Skogar Þrostur(formerly called theBlackbird) - Connecticut (22 ft, 3 persons). She was built in Ohio by the group 'Viking Age Vessels' and is now owned by Vinland Longships in Connecticut.^[30]
Yrsa^[31]- Missouri (27 ft 8 persons)
Wulfwaig- Oklahoma City (21 ft, 5 persons)
Hjemkomst^[32]- Moorhead, Minnesota. Building began in 1974 and sailed from Duluth, MN to Bergen, Norway in 1982 with a crew of 12. Now housed at theHjemkomst CenterinMoorhead, Minnesota
Norseman^[33]- Kalmar Nyckel Shipyard, Wilmington, DE. (LOA: 40'; LWL: 26'; Beam: 9')

Hjemkomst is a replica Viking ship that was sailed from Duluth, Minnesota to Bergen, Norway in 1982.

References[edit]

^Viking "- Gokstadkopien fra 1893(Viking - the Gokstad viking ship replica from 1893)""Viking" - 1893-kopien av Gokstadskipet - "Viking" - 1893 viking ship replica of the Gokstad ship ".Archived fromthe originalon March 2, 2011.RetrievedFebruary 23,2011.
^Maik-Jens Springmann; Horst Wernicke (2008).Historical Boat and Ship Replicas: Conference-proceedings on the Scientific Perspectives and the Limits of Boat and Ship Replicas: Torgelow 2007.Steffen GmbH. p. 150.ISBN 978-3-940101-25-9.Retrieved2 July2013.
^^a ^bDieter Loibner (January 2002).The Folkboat Story: From Cult to Classic-The Renaissance of a Legend.Sheridan House, Inc. pp. 203–.ISBN 978-1-57409-122-9.Retrieved2 July2013.
^Parvis Navi; Dick Sandberg (2012).Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Wood Processing.CRC Press. pp. 28–.ISBN 978-1-4398-6042-7.Retrieved2 July2013.
^"Imme Struer -Viking ship, Struer".vikingtoday.Retrieved2013-07-02.
^Boy Scouts of America, Inc. (September 1971)."Boys' Life".Boys' Life. Inkprint Edition.Boy Scouts of America, Inc.: 34–.ISSN 0006-8608.Retrieved2 July2013.
^^a ^bSeán McGrail; National Maritime Museum (Great Britain) (1984).Aspects of maritime archaeology and ethnography: papers based on those presented to an international seminar held at the University of Bristol in March, 1982.Trustees of the National Maritime Museum. p. 104.Retrieved2 July2013.
^"Om Imme Grams forlis"[About the loss of Imme Gram] (in Danish).Retrieved2013-07-02.
^"25.000 fra Jyllands-Posten Fond!"[25.000 (kroner) from Jyllands-Posten Foundation!] (in Danish).Retrieved2013-07-02.
^Carlo Beltrame (2003).Boats, ships and shipyards: proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology, Venice 2000.Oxbow. p. 258.ISBN 978-1-84217-093-9.Retrieved2 July2013.
^Vikingemuseet Ladby."Ladbydragen"(in Danish).Retrieved2017-06-30.
^"Nidhug Vikingeskib i Roskilde Fjord".erantis.dk.Retrieved2013-07-02.
^^a ^b ^c ^dAlexis Catsambis; Ben Ford; Donny L. Hamilton (8 September 2011).The Oxford Handbook of Maritime Archaeology.Oxford University Press. pp. 242–.ISBN 978-0-19-537517-6.Retrieved2 July2013.
^Gertraudt Jepsen (2008).Bitten Clausen.Gyldendal A/S. pp. 194–.ISBN 978-87-02-06513-8.Retrieved2 July2013.
^"Sif Ege"(in Danish). erantis.dk.Retrieved2013-07-02.
^Viking ship Turm "lodi.eeArchivedJune 16, 2012, at theWayback Machine
^ViikinglaevAimarkasmu.eeArchivedJune 18, 2012, at theWayback Machine
^Käsmu / viikingilaev see 'Thursday, June 10, 2010 Nonii, selle laeva ehitamise saaga siis selleks korraks lõpul'tr. "Nonii, the saga of building this ship will then be over for the time being",viikingilaev.blogspot,accessed 5 March 2021
^ThuleandNeyvenordestnova.org,accessed 5 March 2021
^Kiruvere viking shipeesti-viikingid.ee,accessed 5 March 2021
^Austrvegr Seltsi viikinglaev "Äge"29 June 2015agelaev.blogspot,accessed 6 March 2021
^Vésteinn/ Viking ships and boats built by Estonian Vikingseesti-viikingid.ee,accessed 6 March 2021
^Martina Sprague (2007).Norse Warfare: The Unconventional Battle Strategies of the Ancient Vikings.Hippocrene Books. pp.98–.ISBN 978-0-7818-1176-7.Retrieved2 July2013.
^Ratatosk,kept by the Vikings of Middle England Re-enactment Societyvikingsofmiddleengland.co.uk
^"The Ansteorran Longship Project".Archived fromthe originalon February 7, 2012.Retrieved2013-07-02.
^About the Viking(Friends of the Viking ship), at vikingship.usAccessed 24 May 2017
^Leif Erikson Viking Ship Restoration Project2019,leiferiksonvikingship,accessed 6 March 2021
^Sae Hrafnlongshipco.org,accessed 7 March 2021
^Gyrfalconlongshipco.org,accessed 7 March 2021
^Adventures of the Skogar Þrosturvinlandlongship.livejournalAccessed 24 May 2017
^YrsavikingsamonlineArchived2016-10-21 at theWayback Machine
^Hjemkomst Viking Ship, (archived ref)hjemkomst-center,accessed 7 March 2021
^Our Ships - Norseman Historyvikingship.org,accessed 7 March 2021

External links[edit]

[1] Viking "- Gokstadkopien fra 1893(Viking - the Gokstad viking ship replica from 1893)""Viking" - 1893-kopien av Gokstadskipet - "Viking" - 1893 viking ship replica of the Gokstad ship ".Archived fromthe originalon March 2, 2011.RetrievedFebruary 23,2011.

[SpringmannWernicke2008-2] Maik-Jens Springmann; Horst Wernicke (2008).Historical Boat and Ship Replicas: Conference-proceedings on the Scientific Perspectives and the Limits of Boat and Ship Replicas: Torgelow 2007.Steffen GmbH. p. 150.ISBN 978-3-940101-25-9.Retrieved2 July2013.

[Loibner2002-3] Dieter Loibner (January 2002).The Folkboat Story: From Cult to Classic-The Renaissance of a Legend.Sheridan House, Inc. pp. 203–.ISBN 978-1-57409-122-9.Retrieved2 July2013.

[NaviSandberg2012-4] Parvis Navi; Dick Sandberg (2012).Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Wood Processing.CRC Press. pp. 28–.ISBN 978-1-4398-6042-7.Retrieved2 July2013.

[5] "Imme Struer -Viking ship, Struer".vikingtoday.Retrieved2013-07-02.

[Inc.1971-6] Boy Scouts of America, Inc. (September 1971)."Boys' Life".Boys' Life. Inkprint Edition.Boy Scouts of America, Inc.: 34–.ISSN 0006-8608.Retrieved2 July2013.

[McGrailBritain)1984-7] Seán McGrail; National Maritime Museum (Great Britain) (1984).Aspects of maritime archaeology and ethnography: papers based on those presented to an international seminar held at the University of Bristol in March, 1982.Trustees of the National Maritime Museum. p. 104.Retrieved2 July2013.

[8] "Om Imme Grams forlis"[About the loss of Imme Gram] (in Danish).Retrieved2013-07-02.

[9] "25.000 fra Jyllands-Posten Fond!"[25.000 (kroner) from Jyllands-Posten Foundation!] (in Danish).Retrieved2013-07-02.

[Beltrame2003-10] Carlo Beltrame (2003).Boats, ships and shipyards: proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology, Venice 2000.Oxbow. p. 258.ISBN 978-1-84217-093-9.Retrieved2 July2013.

[11] Vikingemuseet Ladby."Ladbydragen"(in Danish).Retrieved2017-06-30.

[12] "Nidhug Vikingeskib i Roskilde Fjord".erantis.dk.Retrieved2013-07-02.

[CatsambisFord2011-13] Alexis Catsambis; Ben Ford; Donny L. Hamilton (8 September 2011).The Oxford Handbook of Maritime Archaeology.Oxford University Press. pp. 242–.ISBN 978-0-19-537517-6.Retrieved2 July2013.

[Jepsen2008-14] Gertraudt Jepsen (2008).Bitten Clausen.Gyldendal A/S. pp. 194–.ISBN 978-87-02-06513-8.Retrieved2 July2013.

[15] "Sif Ege"(in Danish). erantis.dk.Retrieved2013-07-02.

[16] Viking ship Turm "lodi.eeArchivedJune 16, 2012, at theWayback Machine

[17] ViikinglaevAimarkasmu.eeArchivedJune 18, 2012, at theWayback Machine

[18] Käsmu / viikingilaev see 'Thursday, June 10, 2010 Nonii, selle laeva ehitamise saaga siis selleks korraks lõpul'tr. "Nonii, the saga of building this ship will then be over for the time being",viikingilaev.blogspot,accessed 5 March 2021

[19] ThuleandNeyvenordestnova.org,accessed 5 March 2021

[20] Kiruvere viking shipeesti-viikingid.ee,accessed 5 March 2021

[21] Austrvegr Seltsi viikinglaev "Äge"29 June 2015agelaev.blogspot,accessed 6 March 2021

[22] Vésteinn/ Viking ships and boats built by Estonian Vikingseesti-viikingid.ee,accessed 6 March 2021

[Sprague2007-23] Martina Sprague (2007).Norse Warfare: The Unconventional Battle Strategies of the Ancient Vikings.Hippocrene Books. pp.98–.ISBN 978-0-7818-1176-7.Retrieved2 July2013.

[24] Ratatosk,kept by the Vikings of Middle England Re-enactment Societyvikingsofmiddleengland.co.uk

[25] "The Ansteorran Longship Project".Archived fromthe originalon February 7, 2012.Retrieved2013-07-02.

[26] About the Viking(Friends of the Viking ship), at vikingship.usAccessed 24 May 2017

[27] Leif Erikson Viking Ship Restoration Project2019,leiferiksonvikingship,accessed 6 March 2021

[28] Sae Hrafnlongshipco.org,accessed 7 March 2021

[29] Gyrfalconlongshipco.org,accessed 7 March 2021

[30] Adventures of the Skogar Þrosturvinlandlongship.livejournalAccessed 24 May 2017

[31] YrsavikingsamonlineArchived2016-10-21 at theWayback Machine

[32] Hjemkomst Viking Ship, (archived ref)hjemkomst-center,accessed 7 March 2021

[33] Our Ships - Norseman Historyvikingship.org,accessed 7 March 2021

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