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07.27.07 // 06:04 p.m.
After 1,000 years, Restored Viking Ship to Sail North Sea
“An 11th-century Viking longship that has been reconstructed to its original condition will soon depart on a seven-week voyage from Denmark across the North Sea to her home port of Dublin, powered only by her sails.”
“The Havhingsten fra Glendalough (The Sea Stallion from Glendalough) is the largest Viking warship ever rebuilt.”
“On July 1 the vessel will leave the Danish port of Roskilde, which served as the Vikings’ flourishing political and commercial centre from the 9th to the 12th century.”
“After a 44-day and 900-nautical-mile crossing using only its huge square sail, the longship and its 65 crew will reach Ireland, where it was originally built in 1040 in the Glendalough forest.”
“The boat was sunk in the Roskilde fjord with four other ships at the end of the 11th century to defend the Danish coast from invading Vikings from Norway.”
“The hull of the oak ship was found in 1962, and reconstruction began in 2000 at the dockyards of Roskilde’s Viking Ship Museum — a task that was to take four years.”
“After 84 days of tests in nearby waters, the ship is now ready to retrace its route home.”
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