D014 – Viking Longship (1:72)

This model represents the similar longship which was found near the village of Skuldelev at Denmark and which is known as Skuldelev 2.  The original was constructed primarily of oak wood about the year 1060 in Dublin. The ship had a length of 30 meters and width of 3.8 meters. The ship could sail with 60-100 Viking warriors onboard and was driven by a large rectangular sheet. In the case of no wind, there were 60 oars.