The top of the Gokstad ship’s stems didn’t survive, but evidence suggests that dragon heads and metal ship vanes (similar to weather vanes) adorned other Viking ships. A Viking fleet nears ...

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 ...

Tim Eldridge spent a year and a half building the 40-foot-long boat. The Gokstad Ship in Norway inspired his design. He’s a ...

The top of the Gokstad ship’s stems didn’t survive, but evidence suggests that dragon heads and metal ship vanes (similar to weather vanes) adorned other Viking ships. A Viking fleet nears ...