Bygdøy - Vikingskiphuset - Gokstad

Photographer: John Bridges
From: Norway's National Holiday
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Bygdøy - Vikingskiphuset - Gokstad

The detail here on the rudder gives evidence of the remarkable skills possessed by the Vikings. No wonder these chaps got to Greenland and probably much further.

"Et skip som må øses 3 ganger på 2 døgn er sjødyktig til all slags ferd"

"A ship that has to be bailed 3 times in 2 days is fit for any type of sea voyage"