Exhibition of world's longest Viking ship opens in Denmark
12:15, 23 June 2013
COPENHAGEN. June 23. KAZINFORM The wreck of the world's known longest Viking ship was on display at the National Museum of Denmark on Saturday.
The Viking longship is part of the Danish National Museum's major special exhibition, which will last between June 22 and Nov. 17.
The 37-meter-long wreck found in Roskilde is a warship that can carry up to 100 Viking warriors and is probably part of a royal fleet, according to Xinhua.
VIKING, the National Museum's largest special exhibition on Vikings for 20 years, features themes such as war and expansion, power and aristocracy, rituals and beliefs as well as cultural contacts and trade.