johnmuirsghost t1_it6hjpl wrote
Reply to comment by FeisTemro in Researchers look to unravel story of Islamic glass found in Scottish castle - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News by GullyShotta
The Galloway Hoard, a Viking-era treasure cache discovered in south-west Scotland, includes a vessel engraved with Sassanid Zoroastrian designs.
-SatelliteMind- t1_it7u2pm wrote
The Vikings travelled the Atlantic in that?!
johnmuirsghost t1_it836rf wrote
Truly unparalleled navigators.
The_Observatory_ t1_it8nciq wrote
It's larger and more buoyant and stable than it looks.
malthar76 t1_it8qm16 wrote
Likely hard to steer though.
The_Observatory_ t1_it8u1iu wrote
Eh, just depends on whether you care where you end up.
Vo_Mimbre t1_it9iq96 wrote
Go that way very fast And if something gets in your way Turn
crownjewel82 t1_ita06sj wrote
That's nothing. A guy built a replica of a 2000 year old phonecian ship and sailed it around the coast of Africa and then from Tunisia to the Dominican Republic.
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