Viking Ship Discovered Near Mississippi River

Hmmm, the things we never knew.

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Memphis- A group of volunteers cleaning up the shores of the Mississippi river near the biggest city*in Tennessee, have stumbled upon the remains of an ancient boat encrusted in mud. A team of archeologists from the University of*Memphis that was rapidly called to the site, confirmed that the ship is most certainly a Viking knarr, suggesting the Norse would have pushed their exploration of America a lot further than historians previously thought. The heavily damaged ship was found near the*confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers, and lies on a private property. It has a length of about 16 meters, a beam of 4.5 meters, and a hull that is estimated capable of carrying up to 24 to 28*tons, a typical size for this type of ship. Knarrs*were naval vessels*that were built by the*Norsemen from Scandinavia and Iceland for Atlantic voyages, but also*used* for trade, commerce, exploration, and warfare during an era known as the Viking Age, that goes approximately from 793 to 1066 AD. They were clinker built, which*means the overlapping of planks riveted together. It was capable of sailing 75 miles (121*km) in one day and held a crew of about 20 to 30 men.

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USA: Viking Ship Discovered Near Mississippi River

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