Editing Longship (section)

===Snekkja===
[[Image:Moragsoorm.jpg|thumb|Full-scale replica of a Viking snekkja based in [[Morąg]], Poland]]
The ''{{lang|non|snekkja}}'' (or ''snekke'') was typically the smallest longship used in warfare and was classified as a ship with at least 20 rowing benches. A typical snekkja might have a length of {{convert|17|m|ft|abbr=in}}, a width of {{convert|2.5|m|ft|abbr=in}}, and a draught of only {{convert|0.5|m|ft|abbr=in}}. It would carry a crew of around 41 men (40 oarsmen and one cox).

The snekkja was one of the most common types of ships. According to Viking lore, [[Cnut|Canute the Great]] used 1,200 in Norway in 1028.<ref name="Nyerup1803">{{cite book|author=Rasmus Nyerup|title=Historisk-statistisk Skildring af Tilstanden i Danmark og Norge, i ældre og nyere tider|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SdNAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA71|access-date=2 July 2013|year=1803|publisher=Soldin|pages=71–}}</ref>

The Norwegian type snekkja typically had more draught than the Danish ships designed for low coasts and beaches. A snekkja was so light that it had no need of ports{{snd}} it could simply be beached, and even carried across a portage.

The snekkja continued to evolve after the end of the Viking age, with later Norwegian examples becoming larger and heavier than Viking age ships. A modern version is still being used in Scandinavia, and is now called ''[[:sv:snipa|snipa]]'' in Swedish and ''[[:no:snekke|snekke]]'' in Norwegian.

[[File:DRAKEN HARALD HÅRFAGRE. 9. BORDGANG SNART PÅ PLASS.jpg|thumb|upright|Construction of the 35&nbsp;m long Skeid longship ''[[Draken Harald Hårfagre]]'']]