This ship was not used in battles, but rather was used by its owner for pleasure trips. Clearly, the Vikings had a very different estimation of what constituted pleasure than I do! The sign - which, at this museum, was in English and German as well as in Norwegian - stated that the trips must have been a bit difficult because there was no sort of shelter from either sun or inclement weather. The top photo is of the bow which, had I been able to get the entire thing in one photo, would be at the end of the boat that's at the left of the photo immediately above. Stunning workmanship.
