- Treenailed boat
The treenailed boat is a boat model used in Northern
Europe , usually associated withVikings but should perhaps be ascribedPomerania n groups. The shape and construction coincides with thesewn boat s, but instead of sewing needle and thread, it is assembled with woodentreenail s.As with
sewn boat s, it is sometimes aesthetically adorned with heads (usually elk heads) on the and stern post, thus might indicateshamanism .
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