LEGO Vikings 7018 Viking Ship challenges the Midgard Serpent

LEGO set 7018, “Viking Ship challenges the Midgard Serpent”, depicts a Viking ship confronting the Midgard Serpent. Released in 2005 under the Vikings theme, it contains 580 pieces and presents a mythological encounter with an armed crew.

This set belongs to the Vikings theme and uses Norse myth as the basis for its subject. The model is not just a ship display: the title places the vessel in direct conflict with the Midgard Serpent, giving the build a clear narrative focus within the theme.

The build brings together the ship, the serpent and the Viking characters. With 580 pieces, it forms a complete scene rather than a stand-alone vehicle.

It suits story-based play because the conflict is built into the subject, but it also works as a display piece with a clear centre of action. In a Vikings collection, it can anchor a sea or mythological setting and stand alongside other warriors or creatures from the same theme.

Inventory of set 7018

The inventory of set 7018 lists 582 pieces, spare parts excluded: 198 different lots (one shape in one color) for 177 part shapes. The box also contains 11 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 7018

Main color: black, making up 17% of the parts, followed by reddish brown (16%) and light bluish gray (13%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 7018

143 of the 177 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

Exclusive parts in set 7018

2 part shapes in set 7018 appear in no other set in the catalog, most often printed elements, stickers or molds specific to the model. If one gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set. Counting colors, 12 lots in the set are not found in any other set.

Rebuilding set 7018 from another set

Share of the parts of set 7018 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

No similarly sized set goes above 30%: the model relies on a little-shared assortment, most of which has to be gathered piece by piece.

Size of set 7018 within its line

With 580 pieces, set 7018 ranks #2 out of 8 Vikings sets in our database, which have an average of 382 parts. Among the 208 sets released in 2005, it ranks #28.