Viking long ships

The Viking long ships was 100 feet long and 20 feet wide. They also built fast ships for war. They built small boats for fishing or small trips.The long ships were used for fighting and sailing.

How were the ships built?

The Viking long ships were made out of wood.They also used wooden pegs and iron rivets to fasten the wooden pieces together.To measure,they used their hands and fingers to estemate.The most important tool for vikings were axes.The Viking ship had one big square made out of wool and linen.

The also liked to target monasteries because there was always gold there and the monks never fought back.The Viking ships were found by archaeologists in Norway.