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Citizen_of_H t1_ixn7gs1 wrote
Viking shipwrecks are immensely scarce. At least big ships. The Viking Ship Museum in Oslo showcase three ships, and that museum is a major tourist attraction because it is so unusual
Having said that 1300 is quite a long time after the Viking area
cjboffoli t1_ixn831k wrote
That really is an excellent museum. I was so surprised when I looked closely at the boats there and noticed that the wood they used to build those ships appears to be quarter sawn. Had no idea the Vikings were so advanced.
I'm intrigued by the current renovations that they'll have when they reopen in 2026.
ManlySyrup t1_ixnb0ba wrote
Quarter sawn?
cjboffoli t1_ixze1eb wrote
A way of sawing lumber (diagonally, towards the center of a log, instead of just sawing flat) that crosses the grain in a way that gives you stronger, perhaps more dimensionally stable boards and often beautiful fleck and ray patterns. If you look closely at the Viking ships on display in Oslo at the Vikingskipshuset you can see patterns in the wood that are indicative of quarter-sawn lumber.
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Thebitterestballen t1_ixne5wc wrote
Yes, excellent museum. I found the most fascinating thing about the ships was they are constructed in the opposite way to almost any later ship. Instead of a solid frame with a hull fitted to the outside, they are a very strong but flexible hull, with the frame structure loosely hung inside on ropes.
Octavian1453 t1_ixneemk wrote
Wait a minute, they just dumped surplus ammo in a lake? And someone thought that was okay??
Scalpaldr t1_ixodnla wrote
Not only was it okay, it was standard practice around the world. That's why you should never put a piece of amber in your pocket if you find it on some German or Danish beach. There were tons of white phosphorus dumbed into the sea after WWII because they needed to get rid of it and it looks kind of like amber when it washes ashore. Then it dries out in your pocket and sets you on fire, giving awful burns. Always store any found amber in fireproof containers until you can make sure it's the real deal.
KulFlux3 t1_ixnfnoa wrote
The Nazis dumped lots of ammunition in various different lakes and harbours near the big cities after WW2. There was also an ammunitions factory near this lake which used to dump various ammunitions and other waste in the lake if i recall correctly from the Norwegian article on this.
MBH1800 t1_ixs99yo wrote
>The Nazis dumped lots of ammunition in various different lakes and harbours near the big cities after WW2.
Just a nitpick, but the Nazis left the ammunition/munitions, locals had to clean it up. And at the time, the general consensus about any kind of trash is that "if it won't burn, it'll sink".
If we knew the amount of 1960s washing machines on the bottom of Norwegian fjords, we'd be surprised.
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Royal_Bumblebee_ t1_iycpz6i wrote
If its medieval in design then there are certainly older shipwreaks discovered i.e. plenty of viking ships...etc? is this just the author being silly or am i missing something here?
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Penitent_Exile t1_ixn36j4 wrote
If it had bow and stern - how can it be one of the oldest shipwrecks? That is if Viking shipwrecks are immensely scarse.