The ship has been functioning as the centerpiece of Scandinavian culture for millennia, serving both pragmatic and religious purposes, and its importance was already deeply rooted in the Scandinavian culture when the Viking Age began.
Skibet har været en central del af den skandinaviske kultur i årtusinder, hvor det har tjent både praktiske og religiøse formål, og dets vigtighed var dybt forankret i kulturen, da vikingetiden begyndte.