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== Knarr ==
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Knarr is the Norse term for ships that were built for cargo transport. A length of about {{convert|54|ft|m}} and a beam of {{convert|15|ft|m}} are not untypical, and the hull could be capable of carrying up to 24 tons.<ref>Peter Sawyer, (1975) ''The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings''. Oxford University Press {{ISBN|978-0-19-285434-6}}</ref> Overall displacement: 50 tons. This is shorter than the Gokstad type of longships, but knarrs are sturdier by design and they depended mostly on sail-power, only putting oars to use as auxiliaries if there was no wind on the open water. Because of this, the knarr was used for longer voyages, ocean-going transports and more hazardous trips than the Gokstad type. It was capable of sailing {{convert|75|mi|km}} in one day, and held a crew of about 20–30. Knarrs<ref>Plural of ''knarr'' is ''knerrir''.</ref> routinely crossed the [[North Atlantic]] in the Viking Age, carrying livestock and goods to and from [[Greenland]] and the North Atlantic islands. The design of the knarr later influenced the design of the [[cog (ship)|cog]], used in the [[Baltic Sea]] by the [[Hanseatic League]]. Examples of [[Viking Age]] [[knarr]] are [[Skuldelev ships#Skuldelev 1|Skuldelev 1]], which was excavated in Denmark in 1962 and is believed to be from about 1030 AD, and the {{ill|Äskekärr ship|sv|Äskekärrskeppet}}, which was found in Sweden in 1933 and is believed to be from about 930 AD.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Björklund |first1=Bo |title=Discovered: A Viking Ship! |url=http://www.lodose.eu/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/021b-Tjurholmen-Viking-ships-Viking-age-farmstead.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011063946/http://www.lodose.eu/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/021b-Tjurholmen-Viking-ships-Viking-age-farmstead.pdf |archive-date=11 October 2019 |access-date=24 May 2020 |website=www.lodose.eu}}</ref>