It's an exact replica of the four cylinder diesel engines that the Vikings used. Even the electronic fuel injection system uses all-wood construction with tar and hemp components. The fuel is a hybrid mixture of Mead and Ale and Sheep Urine. The propeller is made of Moose Antler and Bear Hide.
I own a home near the only confirmed Viking site in North America(outside of Greenland, which is on the NA tectonic plate). By chance I was in the remote heart of the Strait of Belle Isle when the Draken sailed through with icebergs all around. I thought it was a wonderful coincidence. Too bad I can't insert one of the photos I took that afternoon.
THIS is a worthy adventure. Here is how we move forward, by learning from the past and seeing with our own eyes how to move across our planet and into the future.
Looks awesome and at the same time, cold, wet, never a dry spot to sleep. To think Vikings sailed from Norway to Canada to Constantinople with this technology is simply amazing
That is a little bit unbelievable they had brain and technology to build those ships to able to cross large distances and even landed on the beach but.... how does work that sail -cross timber beam what vertically hold the sail that is unbelievable bad compare to the construction of the boat. When you want to change direction you always must shift that beam sideways between the ropes what hold the mast and do that under wind.. wau..wau wau
The addition of diesel engines in no way diminishes the authenticity or realism of the ship or such a voyage. Try spending a single night at sea in an open boat and in the middle of the North Atlantic. That's more than enough realism for anybody.
Herre og damer, dette er et så vakkert kunstverk, og en så god konstruksjon. Takk for at du deler en del av din kultur med oss, dette er fantastisk! Jeg er en norsk-amerikansk tredje generasjon norsk fra Tacoma / Seattle, Washington. Takk igjen!
@Mao ZeDong This is simply not true. Insurance might be an issue, and SOME ports require an engine. But It's not illegal to build or sail a boat or ship without an engine in any way. The Havhingsten I believe does not have an engine, and is oar powered when not under sail.
I really wanted to enjoy this video, but you lost me in the first 10 seconds when I see you cruising at about 8 knots with no oars and no sails. Unless you are moving under Odin power, I reckon this true replica comes with a petrol engine, batteries, and a whole lot of modern tech.
Con estos experimentos sobre la navegaciones vikingas a america., se les calla la voca a la comunidad del vaticano o simplemente comunidad cristiana catolica. Que el padre de todo, el gran sabio odin., siga guiando los experimentos o comfirmaciones., que hoy en la actualidad siguen hsciendo todas estas e inteligentes personas., seguro de origen nordico. Y se descubra la verdad., de que cristobal colon no fue el primero en descubrir el continente que es america.
A visão desse Draken cortando o oceano aberto é puro poema. Parabens pela iniciativa corajosa, lançarem-se na travessia, pois não será exatamente como um "pic nic no campo" 😍
+HorizonExer thank you. It is o.k. to use modern methods to avoid problems. It looks like there is also an escorting vessel to produce the video and assist the crew in case of trouble. This is also quite o.k. If I were a member of the crew it would be a good feeling to know help around.
"regulation dictates that we are limited to the number of person allowed onboard for a voyage between Norway and the UK. The ship needs 100 persons to row and we were only allowed 30 on the vessel.’ Clearly, the Vikings would have had a very difficult time in savaging the UK if these requirements had been in place during the early mediaeval period.” So, if the Viking ship replica lacked the personnel to row the ship to port, what did they do? Why they started the engines, of course. The engines were also required by Norwegian Government safety regulations."
@@NisseOhlsen It was required by law, they had no choice. Also they were legally only allowed to have 30 sailors on board for the crossing, which is far less than the 100 oarsmen it takes to row, so they needed a mode of propulsion to pull into and out of port when not under sail.
@Phil Cadey You can't stay in international waters forever, you gotta start and end the trip in someone's territorial waters. More importantly if something goes wrong out there and you need someone to save your ass you're gonna get in serious trouble for running an illegal setup and their gonna blame that for why your in trouble and the entire cost of the rescue operation is gonna be passed on to you.
It was required by law, they had no choice. Also they were legally only allowed to have 30 sailors on board for the crossing, which is far less than the 100 oarsmen it takes to row, so they needed a mode of propulsion to pull into and out of port when not under sail.
This is all wonderful and beautiful. HOWEVER, the music in these videos do not fit the glory, grit and power of this boat, and our ancestors. It is painful. Please consider including music fit for such a boat and its love for the ocean and the plunder to be had......Just a thought I wanted to pass on.
I've always wanted to sail on a fully rigged ship, but to be honest, this is much more like what I'd give my eyeteeth to try. Sadly, I'm well past the age of doing, and now can only dream.
Couldn't see many oars, there was supposed to be a hundred men with two each to 50 oars. Oh well I suppose that Leif Ericsson invented the diesel engine hundreds of years before anyone else on his way to discover the America's hundreds of years before Columbus
basically another phoenician boat rip off, but this was made 2000 years later.. and what about the rowing and keeping it petrol-less... not to mention this "history" is about crude rapist boats and you should at least put "rape isnt culture or heritage but crime" in the sails
Какие вы все молодцы что решили построить такой замечательный корабль . Да еще и сходить на нем маршрутом Викингов . Большое вам всем уважение . Уверен что вы сходите на нем куда нибудь еще ,быть может в южную америку
This whole thing is pointless it proves nothing. Take the engine out and loose the electronics then it would have some real historical value. That’s what Thor Hyadal did on the Kontiki raft expedition.
This boat has been sitting at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut ever since because no one wants to do it again and rightfully so. Must have been a God awful voyage.
Beautiful ship and great traditional skills. But they cheated. If they had built it out in the open near the shore from trees they felled and cut and cured, using tools they hand made from scratch while their women delivered meals of freshly killed and cooked deer with goblets of mead, then and only then would it have been authentic!
MARVELOUS DRAGON SHIP, LOVE THE FOOTAGE, PLEASE KEEP IT COMING......SALUDOS! FROM THE BALEARIC ISLANDS OF SPAIN..... THE TYLER LOOKS LIKE THE HARDEST MANUEL JOB ON THE SHIP.
I am the soul of RAGNAR LOTHBROK . I remember well my time in 860 AD when we wanted to conquer the world . but even we were limited in our power , for our epoch lasted only 250 years , then we perished or settled somewhere . people , it was a beautiful time that will never come again . our souls now live in vahalla with the gods who take good care of us . when we look at you here on earth , we wish never to come back to this world . you do not have beautiful times , and it hurts us to see what has become of humanity . no honour , no backbone . i wish you a beautiful life in spite of everything . your RACKNAR LOTHBROCK of valhalla
It warms my heart when I hear Europeans call the United States “The States” as if it’s a familiar brother. It does make sense though since most Americans are of European descent.
If I saw this thing coming into port I would not be able to resist raving like a mad man “the Vikings are back! Kill yourselves now before they do worse”
Hi! We were wondering if we could use a short clip from this video for a presentation? We will cite the appropriote source, of course. Kind Regards, North Sea Foundation.
In theory the maximum speed of a sailing vessel is 1.34 times the square root of the length at waterline. The Drunken Harold is about 115 feet long and for simplicity let's take that as the length at waterline. Then the maximum top speed of the ship would be 14.36 knots. A website for the ship claims that its top speed is 14 knots. So...this ship is as fast or taster than any racing sailboat in the world for it's length if their claim is true. A sailboat goes fastest at a 'close reach' and to go 14 knots the wind would need to be near 14 knots.
Not impressive at all really. If you want to see a viking sail watch Erik Andre. This journey with support ships and engines etc makes it less impressive than your typical sailboat crossing. Many of which have been done single handed with no support.
Would love to know her length,and what speeds have been recorded,being very familiar with lug rig and am sure they went to windward much more than we think, I sermise, these ships were far more versatile and handy than we give credit for crews whom sailed these vessels in the dark ages must have been very compident ,and skilled far more than modern crews,with respect
Should have sailed inland to Duluth Minnesota. I’ve sail both into Oslo and Duluth. Norway and Minnesota’s north shore look very similar. Kensington Runestone! Most of the crew will have relatives here in the upper Midwest.
