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Yeah, three to four weeks.
Yeah, three to four weeks.
It's hard to say exactly, but decent enough.
It's hard to say exactly, but decent enough.
Again, I wouldn't be able to tell you that.
Again, I wouldn't be able to tell you that.
100 what, people? Yeah. The bigger ships that we find from the later periods, we're talking the 11th and 12th centuries, 30 to 40 crewmen. Okay.
100 what, people? Yeah. The bigger ships that we find from the later periods, we're talking the 11th and 12th centuries, 30 to 40 crewmen. Okay.
They crossed the North Sea with no problem. Understood. Norway to England. Understood.
They crossed the North Sea with no problem. Understood. Norway to England. Understood.
The route from Norway to England did not go down south to Denmark and then over the coast. It was Norway to England.
The route from Norway to England did not go down south to Denmark and then over the coast. It was Norway to England.
We have more stories about ships accidentally being blown across the Atlantic and back to Ireland than we do ships sinking.
We have more stories about ships accidentally being blown across the Atlantic and back to Ireland than we do ships sinking.
That's the other thing is that like Viking long ships weren't built the way that later ships were, where it was all kind of like flush to one another. They were clinker built.
That's the other thing is that like Viking long ships weren't built the way that later ships were, where it was all kind of like flush to one another. They were clinker built.
So when panel, panel, panel, panel, they were extremely flexible. They were extremely durable and they were fast as hell.
So when panel, panel, panel, panel, they were extremely flexible. They were extremely durable and they were fast as hell.
Yeah. According to the sagas, they did that.
Yeah. According to the sagas, they did that.