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Drakkar
Drakkar is a Norse Viking boat name. Meaning “dragon”.
Derived from an old Icelandic term used to designate dragons.
Name of a type of boat used by the Scandinavians, Saxons and Vikings in their war incursions. They received the name of “Drakkar” because they usually carried the head of a dragon carved in the bow.
Gungnir
Gungnir is a Norse Viking boat name.
Drakkar used by the main characters of the Vikings series, which tells the adventures of the legendary Viking chief Ragnar Lodbrok and his family.
Gungnir is the spear of Odin, the main god of Norse mythology. Its name means “the one that produces a violent tremor or shaking.”
According to mythology, it was forged by the sons of Ivaldi (the dwarves), and was given to Odin by Loki in compensation for the theft of Sif’s hair.
Gungnir had the ability to always hit the target and oaths were sworn on his tip.
Odin rushed onto the battlefield with his spear and golden helmet.