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Odin's Raven
''Odin's Raven'' is a 2/3 scale Viking ship replica, replica of the Gokstad ship, which was sailed from Trondheim to Peel, Isle of Man, by a joint Manx people, Manx and Norwegians, Norwegian crew. The project formed part of the 1979 Tynwald#History of Tynwald, Manx Millennium Celebrations, and was conceived and planned by local businessman Robin Bigland. People > 'In the company of Vikings', 04/08/2009; Archived 13/11/2014">BBC > Isle of Man > People > 'In the company of Vikings', 04/08/2009; Archived 13/11/2014''bbc.co.uk/isleofman'', Accessed 12 May 2017 Technical details ''Odin's Raven'' is in length, Beam (nautical), beam, and Draft (hull), draft to keel, ( draft to steering oar). She was built at Rød Båtbyggeri, Fredrikstad, Elingaardskilen, near the entrance to Oslofjord. Technical advice was obtained from Alan Binns of Hull University, who sailed for the first half of the voyage; Eric Rudstrom, a fembøring sailor; and Rolf Hansen, who had extensive experience of saili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viking Ship Replica
Viking ship replicas are one of the more common types of ship replica. ''Viking'', the very first Viking ship replica, was built by the Rødsverven shipyard in Sandefjord, Norway. In 1893 it sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to Chicago in the United States for the World's Columbian Exposition. Formerly located in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois, the ''Viking'' is currently undergoing conservation in Geneva, Illinois, United States. There are a considerable number of modern reconstructions of Viking Age ships in service around Northern Europe and North America. The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark, has been particularly prolific in building accurate reconstructions of archaeological finds in its collection. Europe Denmark * ''Freja Byrding'' - Hejlsminde, Denmark (, 5-8 persons, Skuldelev ships 3) * ''Havhingsten fra Glendalough'' ("Sea Stallion from Glendalough") - Roskilde, Denmark, 2004 (, 60-100 persons, Skuldelev ships 2) * ''Heidrun'' - Skælskør * ''Helge As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |