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The Viking (Entry 1395.IS3321)

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Those Viking Ships Are Always Much Smaller in Person Than You Imagine

Viking ships are always much smaller in person than you imagine. The nina was only 50 feet long, so tha, the the gostad boat, split the difference right in the middle. Unlike the, the, the caravels, the spanish ships, it had no, there was no top deck. It was an open ship. So if you were out rowing this thing across the north sea, which you would be, you have no protection from the wind.

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