Rebirth of the Viking warship that may have helped Canute conquer the seas

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Rebirth of the Viking warship that may have helped Canute conquer the seas

11th-century troop-carrier Roskilde 6 emerges from the depths of history and heads for British Museum



Timbers of Roskilde 6 Viking warship being fitted into the steel frame for display in Copenhagen and at the British Museum.

When the sleek, beautiful silhouette of Roskilde 6 appeared on the horizon, 1,000 years ago, it was very bad news. The ship was part of a fleet carrying an army of hungry, thirsty warriors, muscles toned by rowing and sailing across the North Sea; a war machine like nothing else in 11th-century Europe, its arrival meant disaster was imminent.

Now the ship's timbers are slowly drying out in giant steel tanks at the Danish national museum's conservation centre at Brede outside Copenhagen, and will soon again head across the North Sea – to be a star attraction at an exhibition in the British Museum.

Rebirth of the Viking warship that may have helped Canute conquer the seas | Culture | The Guardian

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