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A blog by Irish archaeologist Alva Mac Gowan, documenting this year's summer voyage with the reconstructed Viking ship Havhingsten (the Sea Stallion from Glendalough) as it takes part in the Kongens Togt (King's Journey) commemorating Cnut's conquest…

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An Irish woman's blog about going to Denmark to sail The Sea Stallion, a replica Viking ship.

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The entrance to the Dublinia experience in Dublin features a scale replica of the prow of Havhingsten (The Sea Stallion from Glendalough) which is visible through the glass from the street outside Dublinia. The Sea Stallion is a reconstruction of the…

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This coin was issued in 2008 and features the reconstructed Viking ship Havhingsten, or the Sea Stallion from Glendalough.

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The Sea Stallion docked in Dublin on its first voyage in 2007. Photo taken by Rebecca Boyd. For more information on the Sea Stallion, see http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/

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The Helge Ask is an accurate reconstruction of the 17.5 meter warship Skuldelev 5, discovered in the Roskilde Fjord along with several other Viking Age ships that had been deliberately scuttled. The original (dating to c. 1040) is housed in the…

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Ottar is a reconstruction of Skuldelev 1, an ocean-going cargo vessel from c. 1030 discovered in the Roskilde Fjord barrier along with several other Viking ships. Ottar was reconstructed by the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde using authentic materials…

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Havhingsten fra Glendalough (The Sea Stallion from Glendalough) is an accurate reconstruction of the largest of the Skuldelev ships (Skuldelev 2), a 30m long warship. The ship was reconstructed by the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde using traditional…

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The crew of approx. 65 would have slept in shifts on longer journeys, in rather cramped conditions as pictured here onboard Havhingsten in 2013! For more information see…

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Viking ships were clinker built, with the strakes overlapping and joined by clinch (or clinker) nails allowing for a degree of flexibility in the hull. For more information see…

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Photo of the prow of the reconstructed Viking ship 'Sea Stallion from Glendalough' showing the rowing benches, deck and upper strakes. For more information see…

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The windward side of the sail, shrouds, mast. The sails are made from densely woven sheeps' wool dyed with ochre and treated with horse main fat. For more information see…

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Detail of the weaving on Havhingten's sail. For more information see http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/visit-the-museum/exhibitions/the-five-reconstructions/the-sea-stallion-from-glendalough-skuldelev-2/

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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…

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The oars in the resting position. Note the red tack oar, used to set the pace. For more information see http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/visit-the-museum/exhibitions/the-five-reconstructions/the-sea-stallion-from-glendalough-skuldelev-2/

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For more information see http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/visit-the-museum/exhibitions/the-five-reconstructions/the-sea-stallion-from-glendalough-skuldelev-2/
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