Viking ship replica

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Viking ship replicas are one of the more common types of ship replica.

There are a surprising 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 archaological finds in its collection.

[edit] Europe

Havhingsten fra Glendalough ("Sea Stallion from Glendalough"), Roskilde, Denmark, 100 ft, 60-100 persons (Skuldelev ships 2)
Roar Ege, Roskilde, Denmark, 45 ft, 5-6 persons (Skuldelev ships 3)
Helge Ask, Roskilde, Denmark, 52 ft, 30 persons (Skuldelev ships 5)
Sebbe Als, Augustenborg, Denmark, 52 ft, 30 persons (Skuldelev ships 5)
Kraka Fyr, Roskilde, Denmark, 34 ft, 12-14 persons (Skuldelev ships 6)
Ottar, Roskilde, Danmark, 48 ft, 6-8 persons (Skuldelev ships 1)
Imme Gram, Tønder, Denmark, 65 ft, 32 persons
Lindheim Sunds, Ollerup, Denmark, 54 ft, 30 persons
Røskva, Skælskør, Denmark
Heidrun, Skælskør, Denmark
Randaros, Randers, Denmark, 39 ft
Kraka, Frederikssund, Denmark, 40 ft, 7-15 persons
Sif Ege, Frederikssund, Denmark, 43ft (Skuldelev ships 3)
Freja Byrding, Hejlsminde, Denmark, 43ft (Skuldelev ships 3)
Nidhug, Lundby Strand, Denmark, 48ft, 3-25 persons
Dreknor, Cherbourg, Normandy, France
Gaia, Sandefjord, Norway
Saga Siglar, Norway

[edit] United States

Skelmir San Antonio, Texas 22 ft 8 persons
Redwolf San Antonio 40 ft 17 persons - under construction
Fyrdraca Missouri 32 ft 22 persons - formerly with Longship Co
Sae Hrafn Maryland 40 ft
Gyrfalcon Maryland 20 ft 5 persons
Blackbird Ohio 22 ft 5 persons
The Viking Chicago, Il Built in 1893 and sailed the Atlantic
Yrsa Missouri 27 ft 8 persons
Wulfwaig Oklahoma City 21 ft 5 persons
Hjemkomst Hawley, Minnesota. Built in 1973 and sailed from Duluth,MN to Bergen, Norway.