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Re: Castle World
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lugnet.castle
Date: 
Tue, 25 Jan 2000 18:11:39 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Philip Ogston writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Tim Coats writes:
> > I am not particularly a castle collectors (I collect pirates), but I
> > would love to be involved in creating info. for the world and some
> > structures.
> > Timbo
> 
> Just figure out how to build Viking long boats, I think they've been around
> since the early days of european castles.  Come to think of it, there have • been
> sea-going ships since before the Roman Empire.  I'm not quite sure about the
> history of ship building, but I think before about the 14th century ship hulls
> were mostly long narrow affairs.  The rounded hulls of Pirate Lego were
> invented during the age of exploration, shortly before Columbus sailed off the
> edge.


Megabloks made a passable Viking Ship.

Long narrow hulls were mostly in the mediterranean, and then as galleys.  The
medieval cog was the beginning the round-bellied ships that evolved into
carracks and caravels that began the age of exploration.

Bruce



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(...) Just figure out how to build Viking long boats, I think they've been around since the early days of european castles. Come to think of it, there have been sea-going ships since before the Roman Empire. I'm not quite sure about the history of (...) (27 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)

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