Faering

A faering is an open boat with two pairs of oars, commonly found in most boat-building traditions in western and northern Scandinavia.

[1] Faerings are clinker-built, with planks overlapped and riveted together to form the hull.

This type of boat has a history dating back to Viking-era Scandinavia.

The small boats found with the 9th century Gokstad ship resemble those still used in Western and Northern Norway, and testify to a long tradition of boat building.

They are used as small fishing vessels in areas of modern Norway, and occasionally raced.