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How many Vikings sailed in a longboat?

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We don't know. I live about three kilometer from Oseberg, the place where one of the best preserved viking ship was discovered: Oseberg Ship - Wikipedia It had some 32 oars and one can imagine that it took 32 men to row it. read more

We don’t know. I live about three kilometer from Oseberg, the place where one of the best preserved viking ship was discovered: Oseberg Ship - Wikipedia It had some 32 oars and one can imagine that it took 32 men to row it. read more

Even though no longship sail has been found, accounts and depictions verify that longships had square sails. Sails measured perhaps 11 m (35 feet) to 12 m (40 feet) across, and were made of rough wool cloth. read more

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