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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 04-09-2010, 08:48
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Posted By Astrid
She seems to have the lines of the Viking Age...

She seems to have the lines of the Viking Age knarr, rather than the long ship, and some amenities for the modern sailor and his family. Still she is quite the lovely lady.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 08-08-2010, 21:57
Replies: 76
Views: 15,706
Posted By Astrid
Perhaps we Scandinavians need a sub-group to...

Perhaps we Scandinavians need a sub-group to belong to.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 08-08-2010, 10:35
Replies: 76
Views: 15,706
Posted By Astrid
I think one of the things we need to do is step...

I think one of the things we need to do is step back and take a look at the longships in perspective. Essentially they were the result of a thousand years or more of regional shipbuilding and...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 07-08-2010, 21:38
Replies: 76
Views: 15,706
Posted By Astrid
On a viking ship, it was not uncommon for...

On a viking ship, it was not uncommon for elements to flex as much as 15inches out of true, but the vessels were so designed that the actual strength lay in flexing rather than in attempting to be...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 07-08-2010, 15:02
Replies: 76
Views: 15,706
Posted By Astrid
Hi, no I have never been involved in the SCA but...

Hi, no I have never been involved in the SCA but have been in several historical re-enactment groups.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 07-08-2010, 13:51
Replies: 76
Views: 15,706
Posted By Astrid
weight is about 12 kilos and is made up of about...

weight is about 12 kilos and is made up of about 30,000 iron rings. One has to belt it tightly at the waist so part of the weight distributes to the hips.

Sven, great portrait.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-08-2010, 17:49
Replies: 76
Views: 15,706
Posted By Astrid
Astrid blushes, thanks. Truly. Following...

Astrid blushes, thanks.


Truly. Following the first raids, Norse incursions gained in intensity and frequency, finally becoming more of a military conquest with settlement of Norse families in...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-08-2010, 12:31
Replies: 76
Views: 15,706
Posted By Astrid
True, but it became something of a culture which...

True, but it became something of a culture which developed over a century or more. Originally raids were conducted against well to do farms and settlements within the Baltic where piracy of a form...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-08-2010, 08:00
Replies: 76
Views: 15,706
Posted By Astrid
One theory, if I remember correctly, is that vik...

One theory, if I remember correctly, is that vik in vikingr might, only might, be a reference to baylings or people of the bay, i.e., younger men who, being landless did not inherit the family farm...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 05-08-2010, 16:41
Replies: 76
Views: 15,706
Posted By Astrid
Blown off course and never found my way...

Blown off course and never found my way back.:viking:
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 30-07-2010, 10:46
Replies: 76
Views: 15,706
Posted By Astrid
If I recall correctly, the fastest 24 hour run in...

If I recall correctly, the fastest 24 hour run in a reconstructed longship is about 223 miles in 24 hours, thus an average speed of 9.3kts or so. A reconstruction of the very light Gotstadt ship...
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