Editing Longship (section)

=== Replicas ===
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[[Image:Viking, replica of the Gokstad Viking ship, at the Chicago World Fair 1893.jpg|thumb|A replica of the Gokstad ship, named [[Viking (replica Viking longship)|''Viking'']], sailed across the Atlantic to the [[World's Columbian Exposition]] in 1893.]]

There are many replicas of Viking ships – including longships – in existence. Some are just inspired by the longship design in general, while others are intricate works of experimental archaeology, trying to replicate the originals as accurately as possible. Replicas important to our understanding of the original longships design and construction include:

* ''[[Viking (replica Viking longship)|Viking]]'', the very first Viking ship replica, was built by the [[Framnæs Mekaniske Værksted|Rødsverven shipyard]] in [[Sandefjord, Norway]], modelled after the Gokstad ship. In 1893, it sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to [[Chicago]] in the United States for the [[World's Columbian Exposition]].
* The Skuldelev replicas. All the five [[Skuldelev ships]] have been replicated, some of them several times. They are each of a different design and only Skuldelev 1, 2 and 5 are longships.
* The ''[[Sea Stallion (longship)|Sea Stallion]]'' is a replica of the Skuldelev 2 ship, constructed by authentic methods. At {{convert|30|m|ft|abbr=in}}, it is the second longest Viking ship replica ever made. Skuldelev 2 was originally built near Dublin around 1042, and was rediscovered in Roskilde, Denmark in 1962. The ''Sea Stallion'' sailed from Roskilde to Dublin in mid-2007, to commemorate the voyage of the original.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> In late 2007 and early 2008, the ship was exhibited outside the National Museum in Dublin. In mid-2008, it returned to Roskilde on a sea route south of England.
* ''[[Dragon Harald Fairhair (ship)|Dragon Harald Fairhair]]'' is the largest longship built in modern times at {{convert|35|m|ft|abbr=in}}. The ship is not a replica of any specific original longship, but was built by authentic construction methods. It was constructed in [[Haugesund, Norway]] and launched in 2012.
* The ''[[Íslendingur|Íslendingur (Icelander)]]'' is a {{convert|22|m|ft|abbr=in|adj=on}} replica of the Gokstad ship that was built using traditional building techniques. In 2000, it was sailed from Iceland to [[L'Anse aux Meadows]] in [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]], to participate in the 1000th anniversary of [[Leif Erikson]]'s discovery of [[Americas|America]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Swenson|first=Allan A.|title=Viking Are Saling Again to rediscover the New World|url=http://www.vikingart.com/Articles/AlSv_Sailagain.htm|work=Viking Art|publisher=Olaf Oden Art & Design|access-date=5 October 2013|archive-date=7 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207183518/http://vikingart.com/Articles/AlSv_Sailagain.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''[[Munin (Viking ship)|The Munin]]'' is a half-sized replica of the Gokstad ship. Berthed at the [[Vancouver Maritime Museum]], built at the Scandinavian Community Centre, [[Burnaby]], British Columbia and launched in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Munin – Vancouver's Viking longboat|url=http://vikingship.ca|publisher=Viking Boat Association|access-date=4 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116063023/http://vikingship.ca/|archive-date=16 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Scandinavian Community Centre|url=http://scandinaviancentre.org//|website=Scandinaviancentre.org|access-date=4 January 2016|archive-date=1 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101155820/http://scandinaviancentre.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*The [[Myklebust Ship]] is a {{cvt|30|m|ft|sigfig=1}} replica of the original ship of the same name found in [[Nordfjordeid]], Norway. The replica is in the [[Sagastad]] knowledge center, and is the largest replica based on an original find. The replica was christened in 2019, as part of the opening of Sagastad.