Editing Longship (section)

=== Preserved originals ===
Several of the original longships built in the Viking Age have been excavated by archaeologists. A selection of vessels that has been particularly important to our understanding of the longships design and construction, comprise the following:

* The [[Nydam Mose#Nydam Boat|Nydam ship]] (c. 310–320 AD) is a burial ship from Denmark. This oaken vessel is {{convert|80|ft|m|abbr=in|order=flip}} long and was propelled by oars only. No mast is attached, as it was a later addition to the longship design. The Nydam ship shows a combination of building styles and is important to our understanding of the evolution of the early Viking ships.
* "''[[Puck 2]]''" is the name given to a longship found in the [[Bay of Gdansk]] in Poland in 1977. It has been dated to the first half of the tenth century and was {{convert|19 to 20|m}} long in its day. It is peculiar and important because it was constructed by [[West Slavs|Western Slavic]] craftsmen, not Scandinavian. The design only differs very slightly from the Scandinavian built longships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/professions/education/method/the-archaeological-sources/puck-2-a-slavic-longship/|title=Puck 2 – a Slavic longship|publisher=Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde|access-date=10 January 2016|archive-date=26 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826053541/http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/professions/education/method/the-archaeological-sources/puck-2-a-slavic-longship/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''[[Hedeby 1]]'' is the name given to a longship found in the harbour of [[Hedeby]] in 1953. At nearly {{convert|31|m}} long, it is of the Skeid type, built around 985 AD. With a maximum width of just {{convert|2.7|m|ft}} it has a width-to-length ratio of more than 11, making it the slimmest longship ever discovered. It is made of oaken wood and its construction would have required a very high level of craftsmanship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/professions/education/method/the-archaeological-sources/the-longship-from-haithabu-harbour/|title=The longship from Haithabu Harbour|publisher=Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde|access-date=10 January 2016|archive-date=25 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125052636/http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/professions/education/method/the-archaeological-sources/the-longship-from-haithabu-harbour/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* The [[Oseberg ship]] and the [[Gokstad ship]] – both from Vestfold in Norway. They both represent the longship design of the later Viking Age.
* ''{{interlanguage link|Roskilde 6|da}}'' is the name given to the longest longship ever found at approximately {{convert|37.4|m}}. It was discovered in 1996–97 at the [[Viking Ship Museum (Roskilde)|Viking Ship Museum]] in Roskilde, Denmark. The ship was constructed around 1025.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Horte|first=Jan Bill, Red: Marianne Juelsgård|title=Roskilde 6|url=https://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/fagligt/e-laering/vikingetidens-langskibe/fund-af-langskibe-fra-vikingetiden/roskilde-6|access-date=6 November 2021|website=Vikingeskibsmuseet i Roskilde|language=da-DK|archive-date=6 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106231632/https://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/fagligt/e-laering/vikingetidens-langskibe/fund-af-langskibe-fra-vikingetiden/roskilde-6|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The [[Gjellestad ship]], built in Norway around 732, was discovered in 2018. Excavations were completed in December 2022, and the remains of the [[keel]] are undergoing preservation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53204948|title=First Viking ship excavation in a century begins in Norway|date=27 June 2020|access-date=14 December 2021|website=Bbc.co.uk|archive-date=14 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214233125/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53204948|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sciencenorway.no/archaeology-history-iron-age/the-12-most-exciting-finds-from-the-gjellestad-viking-ship-dig/1948461 |title=Science Norway |date=9 December 2021 |access-date=8 December 2022 |archive-date=6 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206214629/https://sciencenorway.no/archaeology-history-iron-age/the-12-most-exciting-finds-from-the-gjellestad-viking-ship-dig/1948461 |url-status=live }}</ref>