Viking Ship

 

Discovered! A Viking ship in the protective cove at Haithabu (near Schleswig). I designed the Viking ship following schematic drawings made from actual Viking ships unearthed in Scandinavia. The ships were shallow drafting, fast, and very sea worthy. The mast was short, and placed in a unique mastlock on the deck. The shields, so often shown in paintings, were attached to the gunwhale only when the ship was under sail. Upon approaching land, the mast and sail would be stowed and every man on board would pick up an oar and start rowing. They faced aft and often, as in this case, sat on their sea chests, which they used as rowing benches (Storage being limited on board). The shields, which would cover the oar holes, would be taken inboard, so that the oars may be extended. The Vikings were known to manhandle their boats even over dry land, and were reputed to have visited the North American continent about 1000 years ago. The picture was done in TS3.2 with the landscape and trees done in Bitmap Genesis. No post processing.

 

Landscape courtesy of Greg Smith's Bitmap Genesis

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