Roskilde was founded by King Harald Bluetooth around the end of the 10th Century. It became both a religous and royal capitol. Sometime around the 11th (??) cen., some boats were sunk in the channel to block entry by the enemy. These boats were raised in the late 20th cen., and are preserved in the Viking Ship Museum , shown here.

The site of the museum also contains a workshop, where Viking ship construction is studied by actually building working ships with Viking methods and it houses the National Museum of Denmark's Underwater Archeology Unit.


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