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No, 100%. But my thought more like other comment, what was the journey day length from Iceland to Greenland for them?
No, 100%. But my thought more like other comment, what was the journey day length from Iceland to Greenland for them?
We can have two weeks. And then what was the journey from Norway to Iceland for them?
We can have two weeks. And then what was the journey from Norway to Iceland for them?
Right.
Right.
But then they had to get, again, from Greenland down. Week. Week. That's a five-week passage. With two stops in the middle. Yeah, yeah, yeah. What was the max carrying capacity of their ships?
But then they had to get, again, from Greenland down. Week. Week. That's a five-week passage. With two stops in the middle. Yeah, yeah, yeah. What was the max carrying capacity of their ships?
Like rough estimates.
Like rough estimates.
Like 100?
Like 100?
So, I think my estimation here, and this is why I'm going here because I want to hear your thoughts on it, is I think the reason it didn't work for them and the reason that it did work for other Europeans is when I look at a Viking longship, I see a fast but not very durable. Oh, no, no, no. Specifically for that area of ocean. The reason I say that is because they had very low drafts, right?
So, I think my estimation here, and this is why I'm going here because I want to hear your thoughts on it, is I think the reason it didn't work for them and the reason that it did work for other Europeans is when I look at a Viking longship, I see a fast but not very durable. Oh, no, no, no. Specifically for that area of ocean. The reason I say that is because they had very low drafts, right?
Very short. They were long. Good in a straight line. Good for speed.
Very short. They were long. Good in a straight line. Good for speed.
Understood.
Understood.
Right. The Northern Atlantic is some of the most treacherous water on Earth. It's not uncommon, even without a storm, to have waves that are 50 feet tall.
Right. The Northern Atlantic is some of the most treacherous water on Earth. It's not uncommon, even without a storm, to have waves that are 50 feet tall.