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Viking Ships with Angular Stems: Did the Old Norse term beit refer to early sailing ships?

Heide, Eldar; Planke, Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)

This article discusses a certain type of ship known from Scandinavian Viking Age and Merovingian Period iconography. This type of ship has a vertical stem and stern that meet the keel at right angles, sometimes with an ...