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The Gokstad Ship
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What do you know about Viking ships?
The Gokstad ship is a Viking ship from around 800 AD. It was discovered by the brothers at Gokstad farm in Norway in 1880. In 1991 a man made a copy of the ship and sailed across the Atlantic.
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found in England The Sutton Hoo ship The Gokstad shi p
found in Norway
discovered 1939 27 metres long treasure still there 1400 years old
discovered 1880 24 metres long treasure gone 1200 years old made of wood found in a mound made for someone rich and important The Gokstad ship is 24 metres long. It has 16 oarholes on each side. a Compare the Sutton Hoo ship and the Gokstad ship. What is the same? What is different? b Ask each other questions about the two ships. Vurderingseksemplar
