A dragon’s head with fiery red eyes towers above the prow of the Viking ship.
Its serpent-like tongue juts out as though it were spitting fire.
That’s the plan anyway.
The ship will never set sail, but the Sons of Norway intend to launch it tonight at the Holiday Parade through downtown Billings.
Plans for the 24-foot wooden ship began four years ago.
About 15 volunteers plus another 30 woodcarvers from the Sons of Norway Jotunheimen Lodge have worked on the ship, putting in about 760 hours, said Greg Aldrich, of Aldrich Lumber, who spearheaded the building project.
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