Ravens and wolves (the figurehead is a stylized wolf) were significant in Norse myth as they were in Native American myth.
​Ravens and wolves also have a scientific/environmental connection. Our ship is called Sae Hrafn, or Sea Raven.

Sae Hrafn at Oakley

A few shots of Viking Longship Sae Hrafn (Sea Raven) over the bow of the sea kayak Mak-eh-nuk's Fin, Oakley MD, 11 August 2012, and July 2013. From the creek, we can head out into St. Clements Bay and thence into the Potomac, the Bay, and anywhere in the world. Well, with more crew and more provisions...