Viking Wirral and the Draken Harald Fairhair Viking Longship Project

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1 Viking Wirral and the Draken Harald Fairhair Viking Longship Project Stephen Harding

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3 The Draken Harald Fairhair Project

4 The Draken Harald Fairhair : aim to recreate a ship the largest ever reconstruction with the superb seaworthiness that characterized the Viking age Excellent sailing characteristics of ocean going ships Warships usage of oars 25 sesse 25 pairs of oars, 2 men to an oar 35 metres long half a football pitch 8 metres wide

5 Many reconstructed vessels have been based on the Gokstad (~AD850) at the Oslo Skiphuset

6 The Viking Chicago /3 replica crossed the The Viking, Chicago, /3 replica crossed the Atlantic

7 Odin s Raven - Manx Millenium, 1979

8 The Gaia, late 1980 s also crossed the Atlantic

9 A recent project has also focused on a replica of the Oseberg ship (~AD800), also at the Skiphuset

10 ..Oseberg replica (2009)..built by Per Bjørkum who wanted to show that the Oseberg ship was seaworthy!

11 ..another was based on Skuldelev 2, a warship at Roskilde (dated to ~1050 and built in Dublin)

12 ..reconstructed in 2004 as the Sea Stallion Photo Michael Borgen

13 The Draken Harald Fairhair Project

14 The Draken Harald Fairhair : aim to recreate a ship the largest ever reconstruction with the superb seaworthiness that characterized the Viking age Excellent sailing characteristics of ocean going ships Warships usage of oars 25 sesse 25 pairs of oars, 2 men to an oar 35 metres long half a football pitch 8 metres wide

15 Place names in Wirral & West Lancashire

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17 Viking ggenes in Northern England project Part 1 - Wirral and West Lancashire ( ) Part 2 - North Lancashire, Cumbria and N. Yorkshire ( )

18 Knowsley Hall, 27 November 2007 Judith Jesch Mark Jobling Kevin Taylor

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22 We have also been testing in Scandinavia

23 Sigurd Aase, Haugesund

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26 also Patron of the Draken project!

27 Sigurd and Marit Synnøve Vea: Project Leader

28 Terje Andreassen: another Project Leader

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32 Turi, Mark, Marit, and Harald Løvvik

33 Heading off to Karmøy Viking Village

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43 Harald Härfagre Harald Härfagre and Gyda

44 Hafrsfjorden site of the famous victory by Harald j y y Härfagre

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46 June 2010: Sigurd agrees to the Draken coming to Wirral on its maiden voyage, 2013!

47 Progress Practice voyages 2012 The maiden overseas voyage 2013 Volunteer recruitment and other activities

48 Hjortspring Boat ~ 300BC - suggested reconstruction

49 Nydam oak boat, Southern Jutland ~ 400 AD. Rowlocks for 30 oars on either side (Schleswig-Holstein museum)

50 Gokstad ~ 850AD (Sandefjord)

51 Drawing of the Gokstad ship, bow to the left Steering paddle at the stern on the starbord (styrbord) side

52 Askekärr boat ~ 1000AD (Gothenburg)

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54 Skuldelev 2 (~1055)

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56 From drawings on stonework Tjängvide stone, jä g de sto e, Gotland

57 From drawings on stonework Hunninge Klinte Hunninge Klinte stone, Gotland

58 From drawings on stonework Hunninge Klinte Hunninge Klinte stone, Gotland

59 From other old drawings

60 From the sagas Men will quake with terror Ere the seventy sea-oars Gain their well-earned earned respite From the labours of the ocean. Norwegian arms are driving This iron-studded dragon Down the storm-tossed river Like an eagle with wings beating Snorri Sturluson: King Harald s Saga

61 To a Viking, his ship was an oar steed horse of the breakers surf dragon fjord elk and much more

62 Measuring up!

63 Terje finds the oak of his dreams

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66 Spring 2010

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68 Arne-Terje Saether constructing the ribs of the boat

69 July 2011

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73 September 2011

74 One or two missing pieces

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76 Inspecting the finest silk for the 300m 2 sail

77 What happens now? November: Last planking complete February/March: Terje visits it Wirral site for mooring chosen Spring 2012: Training for oarspeople steps up! June 2012 May 2013: experiment with rigging, sailing, rowing The maiden overseas voyage 2013 Prepare for the arrival in Wirral

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79 Draken Harald the Fairhair Viking Longship project ITV Granada - June

80 Maiden Voyage plan

81 What s under here then?

82 Wirral s Clinkership Wirral s Clinkership under a pub!

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85 Special thanks to! Jim Bibby and colleagues at Liverpool Victoria Andy Bonner at Granada Royal Mersey Yacht Club (Bromborough Pool) Steve Gallimore, Richard Mawdesley at Peel Holdings Wirhalh Skip Felag & Friends of Meols Park All volunteer oarspeople!

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