The edges where the planks overlapped on a Viking ship were not left random. The contact surfaces, called the land, were carefully shaped, and even if they were not perfectly smooth, the seating line and the water sealing geometry were preserved.
Charcoal illustration by Selim Rumi Civralı.
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Civralı, S. R. (2026, March 18). Shaping the Land: Viking Ship Construction 26. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21657/shaping-the-land/
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