viking longships
How Longships Are Made:
The longships are built with
strong wood. The longships
have mini shields covering
the sides of the ship. Wives,
daughters and servant girls
sewed the sail together with
sheep wool and tar make it stronger
also blood for colour.
Fun Facts:
They were the fastest boats around in them days. The vikings could fit up to
50-60 vikings in the ships.The ships had ether
dragon heads or
a snake head on the front and back to scare the people away.
What Ships were Used For:
Ships were used for raiding
in battle, taking over Britian
and other country's and
destoying them.
How They Traveled:
They traveled by
the wind that blows
the sail so that the
longships move . The
faster the wind blows
the faster the ship goes.
If the wind is'nt strong enough
they had to use ours.