Vikings~ a new sighting

"malcolm" skrev i en meddelelse
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On Mar 21, 8:31 pm, "Mette" wrote:
"Blair (TC)" skrev i en
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On Mar 21, 11:16 am, "Mette" wrote:
Thanks for all input, both here and privately
Mette

Here is an image if the set in question.

http://cjoint.com/data/dvqF5keyzG.htm

Thank you for the image, Blair. I will keep it my archives for reference
purposes. At the moment I do not have much time for diving into the
question
in depth, and may come back to the question at a later date.

Mette

Sorry to pour water on everyones bonfire, but I have a problem with
the Vietnam "Viking" Ship. I fear it is insufficiently detailed to be
certain - the Saxon "King Alfred" navy used a very similar ship - also
I have grave doubts about the sail. All the pics I have seen have had
a much squarer sail, and I have doubts about the stability of a sail
overlapping the girth of the ship by so much. I am not an expert
sailer but I think a sail of that width would be prone to making the
ship capsize!

Since Blair posted the image of the full set in question I have researched a
bit -- not much, mind you, there's still a lot to be done here! -- and any
sources I have consulted so far "classify" only the first 1d-stamp in the
set (with square sail in blue/yellow colour) as a Viking ship. The others
are various sailing ships of later date. The Vikings had many styles os
ships, suitable for purposes such as war, exploration and colonization,
fishing, and trade. Among the best known in archeological excavations are
the drakkar (warship), and the knarr (cargo ship).

The knarr was widere than the longship and had higher sides. It also had
fewer oar ports and depended primaly on sail power. When Ericv the Red and
his son Leif Eriksson made their voyages of discovery to Greenland and
Newfoundland, the knarr was the vessel used for the journies, so the main
use has been for transporting colonists or cargo. Animals and trade goods
were placed in the middle of the ship, so rowing had to be done at the bow
or stern, or both.

My time permitting, I am working on a general update of the Viking-site, and
also a specific update of the checklist. The group will be notified whenever
the updates are available.

Mette

My time permitting, I am working on a general update of the Viking-site,
and
also a specific update of the checklist. The group will be notified
whenever
the updates are available.
Mette

I was disappointed the check list omitted the
phantasies et al.
I assume the work load too great.
It would be nice to have seen the likes of Qatar
(who rates a SG number in its Bayeux tapestry issue)
and the Zeppelin triangular cachets etc &etc included.