|
Perfect for those who adore Norse traditions and history, this statue presents a fantastically detailed statue of a Viking longship. These iconic vessels were the means by which the Vikings raided coastal dwellings and established their fearsome reputation that has endured even to this day. Known mostly for the feared scene of a dragon-bowed ship drawn up to the beach with blood-lusting warriors spilling over their sides, these ships were also responsible for the extensive trade routes developed by the Norse peoples that allowed them and their legends to linger so vividly in all of our minds. It was in these ships that they colonized Iceland, Greenland, and even ventured as far west as Newfoundland while branching as far east as the Volga River in Russia and the sprawling city of Constantinople. Here we find every plank detailed down to its grain and the pegs that hold the ship together, accented by rows of brightly colored round shields and swirling patterns that accent the ship`s prow and stern. Not a detail is forgotten, right down to the benches and drum for the rowers and the rudder by the stern. Banked with rows of oars and mantled with a tall mast-set with a sail that seems to be filled by the wind-this statue seems as though it should be rolling upon the waves, filled with the fierce warriors of the Viking traditions. Standing 11" tall and 12" long, this statue is 8" wide from oar tip to oar tip and can be removed from its decorative stand to examine more closely.
|
