Hemp rope used to secure the sail of the reconstructed Viking ship 'Sea Stallion from Glendalough'

Hemp rope used to secure the sail of the reconstructed Viking ship 'Sea Stallion from Glendalough'

Reconstructed Viking Ships

Ropes used on the Sea Stallion are hemp ropes made in a traditional manner - hemp ropes dating to the Viking Age do survive, though horse hair and seal-skin ropes were also used. For more information see http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/visit-the-museum/exhibitions/the-five-reconstructions/the-sea-stallion-from-glendalough-skuldelev-2/

Roskilde Viking Ship Museum

World-Tree Project

2013

TBirkett

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Viking Age, Vikingtiden, Vikingatida, Denmark, Danmark, Modern