Editing Roskilde (section)

=== Viking Ship Museum ===
[[File:Skuldelev 3 in Vikingeskibsmuseet, Roskilde.JPG|thumb|right|Viking Ship Museum]]

A major attraction in the city is the [[Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde|Viking Ship Museum]] (''Vikingeskibsmuseet'') located alongside [[Roskilde Fjord]]. The centrepieces of its collection are the well-preserved remains of five 11th-century [[Skuldelev ships|Viking ships]], excavated from the fjord some {{convert|20|km|abbr=on}} north of the city in the late 1960s.<ref name=vsm>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitroskilde.com/ln-int/danmark/the-viking-ship-museum-gdk660485|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141217191839/http://www.visitroskilde.com/ln-int/danmark/the-viking-ship-museum-gdk660485|url-status=usurped|archive-date=17 December 2014|title=The Viking Ship Museum|publisher=Visit Roskilde|access-date=17 December 2014 }}</ref> The ships were scuttled there in the 11th century to block a navigation channel, protecting the city, then the Danish capital, from seaborne assault. The five Viking ships represent several distinct classes, such as the Longship and Warship, and smaller fishing and ferry boats. The ships on display range from 10 feet (3 m) to 50 feet (15 m) in length. The museum also undertakes research in [[experimental archaeology]] centred on Viking shipbuilding and seaworthiness. The boatyard, which also forms part of the museum, safeguards the Viking boat-building tradition by building and exhibiting full-scale ships on site.<ref name=vsm/>