Re: The Vinland Map Find Or Fraud?

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> > > It is also worthwhile to ponder that Viking - the first viking
ship
> > > replica
> > > managed to cross the Atlantic in 27 days in her journey for the
> world
> > > fair
> > > in 1893. Viking was a Gokstad replica and as such probably never
> > > intended
> > > as a seagoing ship by the Norse.
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > Soren Larsen
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > 7 weeks for Sir Humphrey in 1583.
> >
> > Only in a real blow can the Knarr get away from a Longship to
> windward,
> > although the Knarr can tack faster and point higher the oars of the
> > Longship make the difference.
>
> Sure that is the purpose of oars in a warship beside better
> maneuverability.
>
> Other secondary benefits are, teambuilding, physical exercise, and
> getting
> the warriors used to take orders as a unit.
>
> But the claim was about the sailing qualities of longships if it was
to
> make
> any sense. Everybody knows that a rowed ship can go directly against
> normal wind - for a period.
>
> >
> > "The sagas include an account of this capability: A Viking named
Gauti
> > Tófason overtook four Danish knarrs in his longship. He was on the
> verge
> > of capturing a fifth when a storm blew up, allowing his prey to
> escape."
> >
>
> It would also depend of the size of the ships. In the beginning of the
> seperation of war and cargo ship the 'knarrs' would be relatively
small
> and easy for a warship to overtake. In the 11 - 13th century the large
> knarrs would be a match for anything but a large royal/magnate dragon.
>
> Speaking of which. There is now less than a year to the Skuldelev 2
> replica - the large warship is finished. This is the ship build in
> around 1040 and it would be on a ship like her that Gytha
> Haroldsdaughter
> and others of  the Godwinsson clan left Dublin for Denmark .....
>
> It could indeed be the very same ship, Skuldelev 2 was build around
> Dublin and was found near the Royal Danish residence Roskilde.
>
> Anyway there is nice reconstruction drawing of her at:
> http://tinyurl.com/x9e1
>
> Soren Larsen
>

Thanks Soren, she's a beauty.

Did you know, that Martin Carver who lead the last dig at Sutton Hoo was
one of the crew of the Edda (1988 Osberg burial replica). She capzied
and sank when they attempted to tack.

Jamie