Thank you for the update in less than 1 hour. We had a speaker at our Sons of Norway Meeting who talked about the making of ropes out of hemp, but I understand Nordlanders used seal skin to make ropes at first. Off course without ropes sailing the world would not be possible. Also the invention of iron would have not made ship building possible. Norway had both. It must have been something to carve all the wood needed to build a longboat. Thanks for the update. Thanks for posting the CAD.
Thank you for the update in less than 1 hour. We had a speaker at our Sons of Norway Meeting who talked about the making of ropes out of hemp, but I understand Nordlanders used seal skin to make ropes at first. Off course without ropes sailing the world would not be possible. Also the invention of iron would have not made ship building possible. Norway had both. It must have been something to carve all the wood needed to build a longboat. Thanks for the update. Thanks for posting the CAD.
Interesting video, must have taken months to create. Must compliment for all the hard work and showing how a long boat is made. But I would like a few more historians who know how longboats where built to add comments. In your computer animation it took lots of little pieces to build a long boat. such as lots of short planks to make the hull, to me thats not very water tight. Did vikings use nails, or rope to bind it all together. Did they use tar to seal cracks, etc. Thanks.
Well I would love to take credit for the CAD but this was originally on the Viking Ship Museum website however they took it down some time ago. The longboat as a design was 'in service' for over 300 years at least. Over this period various changes in construction techniques took place, a type of tar was used and hemp and other materials were used in between overlapping timbers. Grooves carved in overlapping timbers helped to keep the hemp in place, however, this was not watertight.
The longboat was designed to flex in rough seas but the use of nails and pegs kept timbers in place, however, timbers naturally swell so it was about 97% watertight. At all times there was an acceptable level of water under the boards.
@mikeminnesota The planks were "clinker" built; meaning that the upper edge was overlapped by the plank above. The planks were sealed together with tar and hair/hemp etc. and then riveted to create a seal. Once complete; the entire hull was essentially one piece.
¡Muy buen trabajo! Es un placer encontrar trabajos como este, en el que se muestra gráficamente cómo era, tan elaborada, la construcción de los barcos de madera, en este caso un gran drakkar, sin cuadernas. Propongo al realizador de este trabajo la reconstrucción digital de una preciosa barca de jábega como las que aún se construyen en Málaga (España). Le facilitaría toda la información y planos que necesitara.
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leifthor415 1 year ago
Thank you for the update in less than 1 hour. We had a speaker at our Sons of Norway Meeting who talked about the making of ropes out of hemp, but I understand Nordlanders used seal skin to make ropes at first. Off course without ropes sailing the world would not be possible. Also the invention of iron would have not made ship building possible. Norway had both. It must have been something to carve all the wood needed to build a longboat. Thanks for the update. Thanks for posting the CAD.
mikeminnesota 1 year ago
Thank you for the update in less than 1 hour. We had a speaker at our Sons of Norway Meeting who talked about the making of ropes out of hemp, but I understand Nordlanders used seal skin to make ropes at first. Off course without ropes sailing the world would not be possible. Also the invention of iron would have not made ship building possible. Norway had both. It must have been something to carve all the wood needed to build a longboat. Thanks for the update. Thanks for posting the CAD.
mikeminnesota 1 year ago
Interesting video, must have taken months to create. Must compliment for all the hard work and showing how a long boat is made. But I would like a few more historians who know how longboats where built to add comments. In your computer animation it took lots of little pieces to build a long boat. such as lots of short planks to make the hull, to me thats not very water tight. Did vikings use nails, or rope to bind it all together. Did they use tar to seal cracks, etc. Thanks.
mikeminnesota 1 year ago
Well I would love to take credit for the CAD but this was originally on the Viking Ship Museum website however they took it down some time ago. The longboat as a design was 'in service' for over 300 years at least. Over this period various changes in construction techniques took place, a type of tar was used and hemp and other materials were used in between overlapping timbers. Grooves carved in overlapping timbers helped to keep the hemp in place, however, this was not watertight.
byrnensorg 1 year ago
@byrnensorg Hello i like your video,i have some questions if you dont mind.
what were the 5th century anglo-saxon-jutes- making the boats from,iron nails or wooden pegs?To hold it together?
NativesOfTheIsles 1 year ago
The longboat was designed to flex in rough seas but the use of nails and pegs kept timbers in place, however, timbers naturally swell so it was about 97% watertight. At all times there was an acceptable level of water under the boards.
byrnensorg 1 year ago
@mikeminnesota The planks were "clinker" built; meaning that the upper edge was overlapped by the plank above. The planks were sealed together with tar and hair/hemp etc. and then riveted to create a seal. Once complete; the entire hull was essentially one piece.
xFogxofxWarx 3 weeks ago
mariano díaz
(desde El Palo, Málaga, España)
malaga6 1 year ago
¡Muy buen trabajo! Es un placer encontrar trabajos como este, en el que se muestra gráficamente cómo era, tan elaborada, la construcción de los barcos de madera, en este caso un gran drakkar, sin cuadernas. Propongo al realizador de este trabajo la reconstrucción digital de una preciosa barca de jábega como las que aún se construyen en Málaga (España). Le facilitaría toda la información y planos que necesitara.
malaga6 1 year ago