What were the two names for a viking longship?

Answer 1

Although there are essentially two types of Viking ships (wardhips and merchant ships) these can be broken down further.

1. LONGSHIPS – WARSHIPS

• Great ship: Large longship that may have had from 30-37 rooms (ie 60 to 74 oars).
  
• Skeid: Long, narrow warships of between 20 to 35 sections.
  
• Busse: Large, sturdy, sea-going longships
  
• Barde: A sturdy warship with a special, ironstudded prow
  
• Sud: Large longships from 20 sections
  
• Snekke: Perhaps mainly used as a crew carrier .
  
• Drake/dragon : Large warships with dragon head for chieftains and kings.

2. MERCHANT SHIPS:

• Knarr: Sea-going trading ship
  
• Karve: A smaller for transporting passenger along the coast.
  
• Byrdin : Vessel for carrying goods along the coast and shorter sea voyages
  

Answer 2

there are not two but actually six different types of viking ships all of these include the three longships which are snekke,drekkar and skeid then there are knarr also known as heavy freight ships byrding also known light freght ships and small boats which didnt have a specific name and were used in day to day life.

Answer 3

Snecka and Knorr were the two names for a viking longship.