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| (...) Very nice! I'm glad to see this other type of ship represented. -Suz (19 years ago, 20-Apr-06, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.boats, FTX)
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| Ahoy etc Although the longship is the iconic viking vessel, the knarr (or knorr) was generally the vessel of choice for trading. (URL) My knarr (or knorr) is shorter than my longship (only two hull centre sections). The rail is a perhaps fanciful, (...) (19 years ago, 20-Apr-06, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.boats, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| Excellent work Mr. Richie, now all you need is a port to sack and women to haul away. -Keith (It's all about the plunder) (19 years ago, 13-Apr-06, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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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 (19 years ago, 13-Apr-06, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, FTX)
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| (...) (URL) 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 (...) (19 years ago, 13-Apr-06, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, FTX)
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