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🪓🚢 The iconic silhouette of a #Viking longship is the result of a sophisticated #engineering technique known as clinker building.

This collection from World #History Encyclopedia demonstrates the entire build process, from the first cut of a 25-meter oak #tree to the final application of pine tar and animal hair for waterproofing.

👉 https://www.worldhistory.org/collection/321/viking-ship-construction/

#Vikings #archaeology #woodworking #maritime #MiddleAges #shipbuilding #technology #Norse #education

Viking Ship Construction: A Step-by-step Visual Guide

In this gallery of 30 illustrations, we present the stages and techniques required to build the type of Viking ship Harald Hardrada, the future Norwegian king (reign 1046-1066), would likely have used...

World History Encyclopedia
Mar 23 at 1:30pmWeb
Show threadChookMother 🇦🇺🦘Mar 24
@tksst I saw one of these, a replica of course, not far from the shore at a suburban beach in South Australia just last week. It had a blue and white striped rectangular sail, wider than it was high. I didn't have binoculars unfortunately, but I recognised the distinctive shape. Did a double-take in fact. I've seen square rigged ships here before, but not a viking ship.