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Knarr

Knarr (Old Norse: knarr; Old English: cnearr, cnear; Old High German: gnarren) were the Norse merchant and cargo ships of the Viking Age, used by Vikings for long sea voyages and during the Viking expansion. While the name etymologically suggests that it was used as a warship at times, the types from the latter half of the Viking Age were built as work…

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Other Norse cargo ships

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Excavation - Skuldelev 1

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Knarr

Nodes65
Edges64
Triples106
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030769
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has impact · 24
Knarr → Anne Stine Ingstad, Erik, Greenland, Greenlanders, Helge Ingstad, Iceland, In, L'Anse, Meadows, Newfoundland, Norse, North America, Not, Red, Saga, The, These, This, Thus, Today
related to Construction · 16
Knarr → Due, Furthermore, Greenland, Hodding Carter IV, In, Its, Newfoundland, Norstead, Oak, Scandinavia, The, They, This, Thus, Viking, Vikings
related to Excavation - Skuldelev 1 · 15
Knarr → Although, Currently, Denmark, Excavation, However, In Skuldelev, It, Queen Margaret, Queen Margarets, Roskilde, Skuldelev, Some, Viking, Viking Ship Museum, With
related to Etymology · 14
Knarr → Another, Danish, Descendants, Faroese, German, Icelandic, Nordic, Norse, Norwegian, Old English, Old High German, Oseberg, Swedish, The
related to Trade · 14
Knarr → Among, Asia, Baltic, Due, Europe, From, In, North Atlantic, Outside, The, These, Trade, Viking, Vikings
related to Byrding · 8
Knarr → Another, Byrding, Dutch, Middle Low German, Old Gutnish, Old Norse, Swedish, The
related to Other Norse cargo ships · 2
Knarr → Norse, Some

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norse viking ship ships cargo used trade vikings old also german name skuldelev swedish discovery high north middle excavation greenland

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sheepinstance ofKnarrs routinely crossed the North Atlantic carrying livestock0.80text
horsesinstance ofKnarrs routinely crossed the North Atlantic carrying livestock0.80text
and stores to Norse settlements in Icelandinstance ofKnarrs routinely crossed the North Atlantic carrying livestock0.80text
Greenlandinstance ofKnarrs routinely crossed the North Atlantic carrying livestock0.80text
Vinland as well as trading goods to trading posts in the British Islesinstance ofKnarrs routinely crossed the North Atlantic carrying livestock0.80text
Continental Europeinstance ofKnarrs routinely crossed the North Atlantic carrying livestock0.80text
possibly the Middle Eastinstance ofKnarrs routinely crossed the North Atlantic carrying livestock0.80text
the sagasinstance ofused an array of tools0.80text
maps to discover a Viking settlement in L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundlandinstance ofused an array of tools0.80text
those at Greenlandinstance ofNot only did it aid the settlements at Vinland but the knarr would also have carried cargo to other Norse settlements0.80text
Iceland.TradeOutside of the realm of discoveryinstance ofNot only did it aid the settlements at Vinland but the knarr would also have carried cargo to other Norse settlements0.80text
settlementinstance ofNot only did it aid the settlements at Vinland but the knarr would also have carried cargo to other Norse settlements0.80text

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