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The Hugin is a reconstructed 
The boat was built in Denmark whence it was sailed by 53 Danes to England in 1949. The ship landed at Viking Bay in Broadstairs, Kent, before returning to Denmark. In 1950 a copy was presented to the people of Thanet by the King of Denmark and placed in its current location. In 2005 the ship underwent major repairs by Thanet District Council assisted with EU funding.
''Hugin''’s arrival was presented in a newsreel short entitled "Kent Welcomes Viking Invaders", which British Pathé has uploaded to the internet. Footage from the newsreel was used in the 1965 '' Doctor Who'' serial ''
Article on HuginVideo of Hugin being presented by Prince Georg of Denmark, 1950
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The Hugin is a reconstructed longship
Longships were a type of specialised Scandinavian warships that have a long history in Scandinavia, with their existence being archaeologically proven and documented from at least the fourth century BC. Originally invented and used by the Nors ...
located at Pegwell Bay
Pegwell Bay is a shallow inlet in the English Channel coast astride the estuary of the River Stour north of Sandwich Bay, between Ramsgate and Sandwich in Kent. Part of the bay is a nature reserve, with seashore habitats including mudflats and ...
in Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...
, England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
. It was a gift from the Danish government commemorating the 1500th anniversary of the arrival of Hengist and Horsa
Hengist and Horsa are Germanic brothers said to have led the Angles, Saxons and Jutes in their invasion of Britain in the 5th century. Tradition lists Hengist as the first of the Jutish kings of Kent.
Most modern scholarly consensus now rega ...
, leaders of the Anglo-Saxon invasion, at nearby Ebbsfleet. The ship is a replica of the much later ca. 890 Gokstad ship.
The boat was built in Denmark whence it was sailed by 53 Danes to England in 1949. The ship landed at Viking Bay in Broadstairs, Kent, before returning to Denmark. In 1950 a copy was presented to the people of Thanet by the King of Denmark and placed in its current location. In 2005 the ship underwent major repairs by Thanet District Council assisted with EU funding.
''Hugin''’s arrival was presented in a newsreel short entitled "Kent Welcomes Viking Invaders", which British Pathé has uploaded to the internet. Footage from the newsreel was used in the 1965 '' Doctor Who'' serial ''The Time Meddler
''The Time Meddler'' is the ninth and final serial of the second season of the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Written by Dennis Spooner and directed by Douglas Camfield, the serial was broadcast on BBC1 in four ...
'' to represent an 11th-century Viking raiding party."Restoration" documentary video included as bonus material on ''The Time Meddler
''The Time Meddler'' is the ninth and final serial of the second season of the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Written by Dennis Spooner and directed by Douglas Camfield, the serial was broadcast on BBC1 in four ...
'' DVD.
Further reading
* J Røjel (1949) The 1949 Cruise of the Viking Ship "Hugin". Samlerens forlagReferences
External links
Article on Hugin
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