Thanks guys for the kind words!
The texturing was esp fun as I wanted to hide the part seams as the ships length was larger than a single page length. I made a huge page and unfolded one full side of the hull and then painted that. Then I layout out the single parts that would fit on a page over that and cut the texture hoping it would form a coherent appearance once assembled. Thankfully it worked!
Research was very interesting. Basically I found that there is no "one" Longship but different evolutions through time. So I made some creative choices to come up with "my" version that would both look Viking and also be useable for gaming. The hull shape is inspired by the Gokstad ship but adapted to my own needs.