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The Clinker Overlap
In the clinker system of a Viking ship, each new plank overlapped the one below. This overlap acted like a structural spine that strengthened the hull along its length and kept the ship light yet remarkably strong.
Charcoal illustration by Selim Rumi Civralı.
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Home - Museum of the Viking Age
www.vikingtidsmuseet.no
Viking ships in Roskilde
www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk
Norsk Maritimt Museum
marmuseum.no
Norsk Folkemuseum
norskfolkemuseum.no