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Viking longships, starting in the 700s AD, had a mast with a sail. To make a boat with a sail stable, a keel is needed to counteract the tipping forces the wind places on the sail. Prior to the sail being added, longships did not require or have keels.
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∙ 12y agoEvery boat has either a keel, a centerboard or a dagger board depending on the boat. A keel is usually on a bigger boat and it is part of the ship. It sticks a certain length below the ship into the water to stabilize the boat. A keel is fixed. A center board is the same except when not in the water it retracts itself into the hull of the boat and is usually used in a medium sized boat. A dagger board is manually removed from the boat and is used on the smallest boats.
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What were the viking longships used for?
Raiding and war
How long are viking longships?
30 to 60 feet
What are the names for a Viking longboat?
Possibly Longships
How did vikings get here?
On 'Longboats' or 'Viking Longships' as they are also known.
What skills did the viking women have?
there skill was building longships and other things but i dont know
What were the viking longships used for?
Raiding and war
How long are viking longships?
30 to 60 feet
What are the names for a Viking longboat?
Possibly Longships
How did vikings get here?
On 'Longboats' or 'Viking Longships' as they are also known.
What skills did the viking women have?
there skill was building longships and other things but i dont know
What were the big long viking boats called?
They are known, at least nowadays, as longships.
How did the longships contribute to the Viking culture and their final legacy?
i don't know :D
What did the vikings use longships for?
They used the longships for battles. The longship was the strongest weapon the vikings had. The Viking long ships had no front or back, so it was easy to maneuver.
How did the viking attack Britain?
By Boat. They used longships to land at english shores and land their raiding parties.
What were viking long ships used for?
They used the longships for battles. The longship was the strongest weapon the Vikings had. The Viking long ships had no front or back, so it was easy to manoeuvre
When were the viking longships made?
on my birthday which is the 1000th of December
How heavy were Viking Longships?
Viking Longships ranged any where from 10 tons to 40 tons or more unloaded depending on the size of the ship and whether it was a Warship or a Cargo Ship as the Warships tended to be lighter than the heavier built Cargo Vessels.
