I gather the length of these boats was limited by the length of available straight oak that could be hewn into a single piece keel i.e. the Gokstad ship has a 56 foot long, single piece Oak keel. Various authors have suggested that sufficiently tall, straight Oak trees to make such a keel would have been extremely rare and reserved only for the most important and prestigious ships. The fact that the Gokstad ship was used as a burial for an exceedingly wealthy and important person perhaps supports the assertion that this was an unusually long and impressive ship for the era. Is that your understanding of the limitations of ship sizes in the 9th and 10th centuries? I presume the later long boats of 35-37m length must have been made using a different technique (I.e multi-piece keels).
Incredible that Norwegian Vikingins spread the viking era from Lofoten (Lofotr) to the rest of the world! (and making settlements in other scandinavic countries on their way).
For years we were told that my siblings and I were German . My brother sent away for one of the DNA test's to know for sure and to our surprise we are more than 30% Scandinavian . Even though there aren't too many places left to explore here in the states I now have great pride in my Heritage . I plan on building a longship model from scratch for my Grandson's so they will understand their heritage .
Great video! Also enjoyed seeing the picture of the Kvalsund Ship outside Sunnmøre Museum in my dear hometown Ålesund in Norway. Keep up the good work! Lots of details - appreciated! I wondered if the high stem and stern also served as protection from arrows - like an enourmous shield. That is not only to handle big waves without getting problems with green water - but also a great shield forward and aft. I must admit I haven't found any evidence to support this - but cannot help thinking that this was also a great thing with the ship design🤓
Excellent description- from a boat builder
Thank you. I really wanted to be faithful and respectful to the process as I could.
I gather the length of these boats was limited by the length of available straight oak that could be hewn into a single piece keel i.e. the Gokstad ship has a 56 foot long, single piece Oak keel. Various authors have suggested that sufficiently tall, straight Oak trees to make such a keel would have been extremely rare and reserved only for the most important and prestigious ships.
The fact that the Gokstad ship was used as a burial for an exceedingly wealthy and important person perhaps supports the assertion that this was an unusually long and impressive ship for the era.
Is that your understanding of the limitations of ship sizes in the 9th and 10th centuries?
I presume the later long boats of 35-37m length must have been made using a different technique (I.e multi-piece keels).
True craftsmanship and experience to do what they did and where they managed to sail to .
Great video! Full of great information, and very detailed. Keep up the great work!
Had no idea they also had other kind of ships my lack of knoweledge on many topics is awesome
Incredible that Norwegian Vikingins spread the viking era from Lofoten (Lofotr) to the rest of the world! (and making settlements in other scandinavic countries on their way).
Definitely up there with the other great civilisations. They truly put their mark on the northern hemisphere.
For years we were told that my siblings and I were German . My brother sent away for one of the DNA test's to know for sure and to our surprise we are more than 30% Scandinavian . Even though there aren't too many places left to explore here in the states I now have great pride in my Heritage . I plan on building a longship model from scratch for my Grandson's so they will understand their heritage .
An amazing video of a group of people were special.......
Really enjoyed this, thank you.
Thank you 😊
Great video! Also enjoyed seeing the picture of the Kvalsund Ship outside Sunnmøre Museum in my dear hometown Ålesund in Norway. Keep up the good work! Lots of details - appreciated! I wondered if the high stem and stern also served as protection from arrows - like an enourmous shield. That is not only to handle big waves without getting problems with green water - but also a great shield forward and aft. I must admit I haven't found any evidence to support this - but cannot help thinking that this was also a great thing with the ship design🤓
Could the longship design have been further refined?
Paráda!!!😊
Planck length
Cats rode on these ships.
I'm imagining a whole crew of bearded vikings turning the ship and rowing back to pick up a kitten that fell overboard.
Interesting, AI generated video lol
Damned english tricked us good with that christianification gig...