VKC04 Viking Ship

Viking longships had a Shallow Draft and so the bottom of the ship sat very high in the water, requiring only about one meter of depth so they could land directly on beaches could reach speeds up to 17 knots and navigate water as shallow as one meter.

 They moved using a large woollen square sail or by human muscle with rows of oars spanning the entire length, they sat on their own personal sea-chests, which held all their belongings during the journey.

 Ships were symbols of high status, and a ship burial was an elite funeral custom and powerful chieftains were sometimes buried or burned inside their vessels. along with valuable goods, animals, and sometimes human sacrifices to help them pass into the afterlife.