I've been reading a lot of Viking novels lately and enjoying the ship names. There seems to be a consistent pattern shared by these authors, which led me to look into the recorded history of Viking ships. I recently ran a Dungeon Crawl Classics campaign in which viking ships appeared now and then, I thought to add some flavor in anticipation of resuming the campaign when I move back home.
Viking ship names have two parts. Roll d20 for each. Examples: “Red Dragon,” “Far Voyager,” and “Black Raven” from James L Nelson’s Norsemen Saga; "Wind Spear," "Wind Elk," "Sea Stallion," and “Sea Worm” from Peter Gibbons’ Viking Blood and Blade series; "Fyrdraca" (Fire Dragon) from The Pale Horseman by Bernard Cornwell.
First part (roll d20)
1. Black
2. Blood
3. Bright
4. Dawn
5. Fire or Fjord
6. Frost
7. Gold
8. Long
9. Oak
10. Ocean
11. Pine
12. Red
13. Sea
14. Sail
15. Sun
16. Surf
17. Storm
18. Swift
19. Wave
20. Wind
Second part (roll d20)
1. Arrow
2. Bear or Crane
3. Dragon
4. Dread
5. Elk
6. Fox
7. Fury
8. Hammer
9. Hawk
10. Hound
11. Horse
12. Raven
13. Serpent
14. Spear
15. Stallion
16. Viper
17. Voyager
18. Vulture
19. Wolf
20. Worm
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