Longship at Gimli Icelandic Viking Festival

Sailing the Yrsa in choppy water on Lake Winnipeg at Gimli, Manitoba. The Yrsa is used to land a crew of fully armed vikings on the shore in preparation for a viking re-enactment battle.

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• longship
• viking
• gimli
• icelandic
• festival
• vikingsam
• yrsa

[metalfist616]

this boat is called a dragonboat, not a longboat ^^

nice clip

[vikingsamonline]

Actually, it is called a Drakkor and a longship. Longboats were used for fishing and merchanting. I was instructed by a long time viking on the high council that anything with a dragon on the prow was NOT to be called a longboat. :)

[vikingsamonline]

Thanks Lars, we had a great time. The wind and waves just made it all the more exciting to be out sailing. And remember guys, real vikings don't say "wheeee!" when going over a wave! LOL

[PesiCool]

@swissdeath13 Move to Iceland and learn Icelandic! :)

[icedlove93]

Metalfish its really called Longboat and you just have an exscuisess you were little too late for answer back .but i am icelandic so i really know it not american or brithis

[metalfist616]

^^ = joke

of course a dragon boat is a longboat :D

ive seen an original in hama in a museum in norway bout 14 years ago :) but were only a few pieces left from ...

[deuxaie]

Great Video Suzie! Thanks again you two for coming up the the Great White North for some fun in Manitoba. Anytime you need a crazy Canuck to stand on your bow in swells, you know where to find me!

[SeleneSue]

I'm not going to tell them "real vikings don't say whee" -- Vikings can say Anything They Want, SIR! Now can you please point that axe the other way, kthxbye.

[douglarsen50]

Yeehaw! Wearing armor and helmets in a baby longship, with swells high enough to hide the gunwales; then you raise a sail, and STAND UP?! You guys are nuts. But you were obviously having fun. Thanks for sharing.