Preserved to the present Famous discoveries of Viking ships at Gokstad and Oseberg, Norway, in 1880 and 1906, respectively, established the classic image of the dragon-headed warship. Longships ...

The strakes of the ship were much thinner than most people realize, often only 0.78-1.18 inches thick (almost paper thin). Some Viking longships were decorated to look like a dragon or a sea snake ...

The Vikings built fast ‘dragon-ships’ and ‘long ships ... and furs to keep warm. Viking long ships could sail in shallow water so they could travel up rivers as well as across the ...