longships, The Northmen ultimate weapon
The Longship is one of the symbols of the Vikings, and unlike the horn helmet this one is 100% historically accurate. This marvel of engineering is what enabled the time period known as the Viking Era to happen in the first place. It was on one of those vessels that Leif Erikson became the first European to travel to the New World 500 years before Christopher Columbus. But, why were those ships so widespread among the Scandinavians? It took long to perfect it First thing first, the longship wasn’t exactly invented overnight. Just like Rome wasn’t built overnight, the longship is the result of centuries of ship construction being refined and improved. The earliest design, being nothing more than skin canoe used by Inuit, is over 2,500 years old. That’s a lot of time for improvement. This resulted in the longship having numerous advantages that allowed it to dominate the seas during its time. It’s conception was light It’s built alone was quite ingenious. Being known as the Clinker...