Travel blog from the Sea Stallion
The travel blog will take you onboard the Sea Stallion for the anniversary voyage. The weblogs are written by Museum curator Louise K. Henriksen and Ph.D. Morten Ravn. You are welcome to post a comment or question.
Life onboard the Sea Stallion by Museum curator Louise K. Henriksen. A blog from the ship about the small and big experinces when sailing trough the waters of Denmark and Northern Germany. Follow life on board an open ship, cpmplete with blisters and seasickness, tar and rope, the art of cooking in rough seas, stays in harbours, etc.
On board a Viking Age longship by Ph.D. student Morten Ravn, University of Copenhagen and the Viking Ship Museum. This blog deals with the communicative relationship and operational dialectics on board a longship. By participating in the Sea Stallion from Glendalough's summer voyage 2012, one can begin to understand crew organisation, tasks and methods of communication.
Communication – preliminary observations from amidships
On board the Sea Stallion from Glendalough communication can be studied on different platforms; one being the…
Viking Age longships
The Sea Stallion from Glendalough is a full-scale reconstruction of the longest class of personal carriers dated to…
The big farewell
After 7 hours of rowing and a couple of blisters we arrived at Haithabu Friday night. We set sail for a short while…
Tacking, rain and a military base in Sønderborg
We left Ebeltoft Tuesday night after a good lamb stew on the canon deck of the Frigate Jylland. With 6 knots we…
Trapped in Ebeltoft
It is our second day in Ebeltoft – the water is right there and we are looking longingly out on the horizon praying…
Departing with the smiling Queen of Denmark
The coloured sail stands beautifully in the evening sun, the dinner is just finished and soon we will pass…
Louise K. Henriksen M.A. in history. Louise has been employed at the Viking Ship Museum since 2003 – initially as a student. In 2007-2008, Louise worked in the project secretary for The Sea Stallion from Glendalough, and helped plan the trial voyage of the long ship – she was also on board when The Sea Stallion sailed from Roskilde to Dublin and back. Since 2008, Louise has worked as a curator in the exhibition team. Louise is one of the two foremen at midships.
Morten Ravn
M.A. in prehistoric archaeology with a specialisation in ship archaeology. Morten has been employed at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde since 2002, and became a curator at the museum in 2008. Presently, Morten is conducting his Ph.D. research on the building and use of Viking-Age warships. Apart from being a crew member on board The Sea Stallion from Glendalough, Morten also is a crew member on the Skuldelev 6 reconstruction, Kraka Fyr.