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A Viking Ship.jpg A Viking Double-prowed 'Long Serpent' or 'Dragon-ship'ThumbnailsA Viper (or Adder) has this marking on his head and neckA Viking Double-prowed 'Long Serpent' or 'Dragon-ship'ThumbnailsA Viper (or Adder) has this marking on his head and neckA Viking Double-prowed 'Long Serpent' or 'Dragon-ship'ThumbnailsA Viper (or Adder) has this marking on his head and neckA Viking Double-prowed 'Long Serpent' or 'Dragon-ship'ThumbnailsA Viper (or Adder) has this marking on his head and neckA Viking Double-prowed 'Long Serpent' or 'Dragon-ship'ThumbnailsA Viper (or Adder) has this marking on his head and neckA Viking Double-prowed 'Long Serpent' or 'Dragon-ship'ThumbnailsA Viper (or Adder) has this marking on his head and neck
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These ships were developed by the Norse sea rovers for use in war, and as the seas they sailed were generally rough their ships had to be seaworthy. The result was a type that still leaves its mark. The seaworthy whaleboats of to-day are very similar in shape.

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Ships of the seven seas
By Hawthorne Daniel
Contributor: Franklin D Roosevelt
Published 1925
Available from gutenberg.org or archive.org
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