Sam Salvati Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 http://dno.vikingkings.com/PortalDefault.aspx?PortalID=118&parentActiveTabID=904&activeTabID=1002&ClickHyperlink=Popup Let not the swords of good and free men be reforged into plowshares, but may they rest in a place of honor; ready, well oiled and God willing unused. For if the price of peace becomes licking the boots of tyrants, then "To Arms!" I say, and may the fortunes of war smile upon patriots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Stier Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 thanks sam, this made my night Practice random acts of Viking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Arthur Loose Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Whoa. It's seriously one of my goals in life to build a little one, say 30 feet or something that you could sleep 4 on... But that looks like the absolute biggest Norse ship I've ever seen. It's *(&^-in' HUGE!!! jloose.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Shafer Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Sweet. When I become uber-rich after winning a record breaking lotto, I'm going to commission one of these. Then we can all sail around and drink beer out of horns and pillage some seaside taverns. And taco stands. No Thor, no hammer. Know Thor, know hammer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Keyes Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Anyone know any viking rowing shanties? How big is that beast, can anyone translate the text? Geoff "The worst day smithing is better than the best day working for someone else." I said that. If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. - - -G. K. Chesterton So, just for the record: the fact that it does work still should not be taken as definitive proof that you are not crazy. Grant Sarver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Sexstone Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Thanks Sam, looks over 100 ft maybe? I like that rabbiting plane....or what ever name they use for... Hans Christenson , my long gone holloware teacher would say yuh des is good.... Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Stumbo Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 (edited) For translation, go to translate.google.com, and in the translate box paste the url of the page, next in the starting language put norwegian, click translate, and it should translate the page for you. Stephen Edited January 19, 2011 by Stephen Stumbo Eagleeyeforge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Price Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 It's no doubt huge, but I think they're using a wide-angle in a lot of those shots, which may be exaggerating the size. I see some pics that put the frame and people into a more true perspective... still looks like it would hold several dozen men, though. The Tidewater Forge Christopher Price, Bladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Mulkey Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Pretty impressive! Not only is the build something of note but it had to be difficult finding the logs(trees) with the correct curvature from which they could make the main beams (especially the bow). Anyone know what is the preferred type of wood? Gary ABS,CKCA,ABKA,KGA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Price Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Shipbuilders tend to steam their wood, to get it into shape. The Tidewater Forge Christopher Price, Bladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lester Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I think that it's wild the way that the hull was planked then the ribbing was fitted to it backwards from the way that most boats are built. Doug Lester HELP...I'm a twenty year old trapped in the body of an old man!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens M. Strassegger Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 They say they plan on a crew of a hundred people. two on each paddle. So it IS big. :F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 In March of 2010, construction began on what will be the largest Viking ship ever built in modern times. Named after Harald Fairhair, the king who unified Norway into one kingdom, the great dragon ship is coming together in the town of Haugesund in Western Norway. At a hundred and fourteen feet of crafted oak, twenty-seven feet on the beam, displacing seventy tons, and with a thirty-two hundred square foot sail of pure silk, this magnificent ship will indeed be worthy of a king. The Dragon Harald Fairhair will have 25 pairs of oars. It is necessary to have at least two people on each oar to row the ship efficiently. That will give a crew of at least 100 persons, yet the craft should be able to be sailed by only twelve. *snip* The Dragon will be what the Sagas call a "25-sesse", which means a ship with 50 oars. Two men are needed for each oar. We therefore need 100 crew to row the ship, 12 crew to sail it. The Dragon Harald Fairhair will be the largest ship built in modern times, but many such ships were built in the Viking Age. At that time this would have been a fairly common Norwegian leidangsskip. The old Norse laws say that both the county of Rogaland and the county of Hordaland had to contribute 24 ships at the size of a "25-sesse" when the Norwegian defense fleet, the "leiðangr", was called out. English Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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