Viking ship replicas are one of the more common types of ship replica. Viking, the first Viking ship replica, was built by the Rødsverven shipyard in Sandefjord, Norway. In 1893 it sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to Chicago in the United States for the World's Columbian Exposition. Formerly located in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois, the Viking is currently undergoing conservation in Geneva, Illinois, United States.[1]

The Viking at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893

There are a considerable number of modern reconstructions of Viking Age ships in service around Northern Europe and North America. The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark, has been particularly prolific in building accurate reconstructions of archaeological finds in its collection.

Europe

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Denmark

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Estonia

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France

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Iceland

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Norway

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Sweden

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  • 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 the Bulverket ship)
  • Vidfamne - Gothenburg, 1994 (16 metres, replica of the Äskekärr ship)

Americas

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Canada

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

United States

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  • Skelmir - San Antonio, Texas (22 ft, 8 persons)[25]
  • Viking - Built in the Rødsverven shipyard in Sandefjord, Norway. Currently located and undergoing conservation in Geneva, 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 the Blackbird) - 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 the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead, Minnesota
  • Norseman[33] - Kalmar Nyckel Shipyard, Wilmington, DE. (LOA: 40'; LWL: 26'; Beam: 9')

See also

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References

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  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. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b 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. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  4. ^ Parvis Navi; Dick Sandberg (2012). Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Wood Processing. CRC Press. pp. 28–. ISBN 978-1-4398-6042-7. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Imme Struer -Viking ship, Struer". www.vikingtoday.com. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
  6. ^ Boy Scouts of America, Inc. (September 1971). "Boys' Life". Boys' Life. Inkprint Edition. Boy Scouts of America, Inc.: 34–. ISSN 0006-8608. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
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  8. ^ "Om Imme Grams forlis" [About the loss of Imme Gram] (in Danish). Retrieved 2013-07-02.
  9. ^ "25.000 fra Jyllands-Posten Fond!" [25.000 (kroner) from Jyllands-Posten Foundation!] (in Danish). Retrieved 2013-07-02.
  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. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  11. ^ Vikingemuseet Ladby. "Ladbydragen" (in Danish). Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  12. ^ "Nidhug Vikingeskib i Roskilde Fjord". www.erantis.dk. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
  13. ^ a b c d 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. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  14. ^ Gertraudt Jepsen (2008). Bitten Clausen. Gyldendal A/S. pp. 194–. ISBN 978-87-02-06513-8. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
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  16. ^ Viking ship Turm" lodi.ee Archived June 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ Viikinglaev Aimar kasmu.ee Archived June 18, 2012, at the Wayback 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.com, accessed 5 March 2021
  19. ^ Thule and Neyve nordestnova.org, accessed 5 March 2021
  20. ^ Kiruvere viking ship eesti-viikingid.ee, accessed 5 March 2021
  21. ^ Austrvegr Seltsi viikinglaev "Äge" 29 June 2015 agelaev.blogspot.com, accessed 6 March 2021
  22. ^ Vésteinn/ Viking ships and boats built by Estonian Vikings eesti-viikingid.ee, accessed 6 March 2021
  23. ^ Martina Sprague (2007). Norse Warfare: The Unconventional Battle Strategies of the Ancient Vikings. Hippocrene Books. pp. 98–. ISBN 978-0-7818-1176-7. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  24. ^ Ratatosk, kept by the Vikings of Middle England Re-enactment Society vikingsofmiddleengland.co.uk
  25. ^ "The Ansteorran Longship Project". Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
  26. ^ About the Viking (Friends of the Viking ship), at vikingship.us Accessed 24 May 2017
  27. ^ Leif Erikson Viking Ship Restoration Project 2019, www.leiferiksonvikingship.com, accessed 6 March 2021
  28. ^ Sae Hrafn www.longshipco.org, accessed 7 March 2021
  29. ^ Gyrfalcon www.longshipco.org, accessed 7 March 2021
  30. ^ Adventures of the Skogar Þrostur vinlandlongship.livejournal.com Accessed 24 May 2017
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  33. ^ Our Ships - Norseman History vikingship.org, accessed 7 March 2021
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