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In lugnet.pirates, Marc Nelson Jr. wrote:
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In lugnet.pirates, Suzanne Rich wrote:
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In lugnet.pirates, Richie Dulin wrote:
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In lugnet.pirates, Marc Nelson Jr. wrote:
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In lugnet.pirates, Richie Dulin wrote:
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In lugnet.pirates, Marc Nelson Jr. wrote:
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One of those striped
canopies would look good - are those historically accurate?
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Absolutely! Probably not while under sail though. ;-)
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Stupid question - why not?
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All the references that I’ve seen have awnings like that used whilst at
anchor... there are probably exceptions, though. The awning would be in the
way for any sailhandling, and I wonder if the arm wasn’t used to support
the ridge of the awning, at least sometimes...
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Interesting. (thanks for the “stupid” question, Mark. I was wondering too.)
I’ve felt funny planning a prominant “front end” to my boat because I read
that they made them to travel in either direction (hence the mast being
positioned dead center). But I bet if I read more, and follow the suggested
links thoroughly, I’ll discover that the larger ones didn’t need so much
delicate navigability because they weren’t used in such swampy areas.
Incidentally, did you know that Europe became one degree warmer at that
time, thereby melting ice and flooding many parts of Scaninavia? That’s why
the people moved so much!
-Suz
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This link, given by Joel Jacobsen,
says:
At night, the sail was lowered and removed from the ship. In bad weather, it
often served as a tent. The Vikings, inventors of the sleeping bag, would
sleep under the sail for protection.
So the canopy IS the sail, which is why you wouldn’t see it when the sail is
raised. Which means I’ll probably forgo Richie’s neato parchment paper sails
and go with a brick-built solution.
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According to Tim Severin, in Odinn’s Son (a work of fiction, but TS is a noted
maritime historian), wealthier vikings had a specially tailored canopy. But for
the most part, yes, it would have been the sail.
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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