History | |
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Name | Gokstadskipet |
Completed | 9th century |
General characteristics | |
Type | Karve |
Length | 23.80 metres (78.1 ft) |
Beam | 5.10 m (16.7 ft) |
The Gokstad ship is a 9th-century Viking ship found in a burial mound at Gokstad in Sandar, Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway. It is displayed at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo, Norway.[1] It is the largest preserved Viking ship in Norway.[2][3][4]