The Gokstad Ship is a famous Karvi ship, built around the end of the 9th century, excavated in 1880 by Nicolay Nicolaysen.
A group of these ships were discovered by Danish archaeologists in Roskilde during development in the harbour-area in 1962 and 1996–97.
The ship discovered in 1962, Skuldelev 2 is an oak-built Skeid longship.
A group of these ships were discovered by Danish archaeologists in Roskilde during development in the harbour-area in 1962 and 1996–97.
In 1996–97 archaeologists discovered the remains of another ship in the harbour.
Skuldelev 2 was replicated as Seastallion from Glendalough at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde and launched in 2004.
In 2012, a 35-metre long skeid longship named Draken Harald Hårfagre was launched in Norway.
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