Armchair comments
How did seamen in Viking times dare sail without GPS?
To sail an open boat on the high seas is not without risk. It is clear that the crew of the Sea Stallion is…
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The Sea Stallion and its speed potential
Observations made from the accompanying boat Martha, while the Sea Stallion was sailing out through Roskilde Fiord…
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On keeping warm at sea – how the Faroese do it
The evacuation of three severely chilled crew-members from the Sea Stallion on the voyage from Roskilde to Southern…
Why are Orkney and Shetland not Scandinavian today?
Orkney was already ruled by the Scandinavian kings at the beginning of the Viking Age but why are the islands no…
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Waiting for a fair wind
On this web site it has been possible to follow the Sea Stallion’s operations along the Norwegian coast from…
The furious and threatening ocean
While the Sea Stallion from Glendalough is making its way west from Norway, we can speculate as to what people in…
The Swelchie and Why the Sea is Salt
When sailing to Kirkwall and then beyond to the north-west of Scotland, I assume that the Sea Stallion will be…
Comment on Rikke Malmros, ‘The Vikings used tents on their longships’
In my book Ships and Men in the Late Viking Age: The Vocabulary of Runic Inscriptions and Skaldic Verse. 2001, pp.…
A tremendous start – the Sea Stallion and the transport conditions of the Viking Age
It was a splendid sight when the Sea Stallion from Glendalough headed out from the inner broad of Roskilde Fiord.…
The voyage of the Sea Stallion seen by one, who sails with Viking ships himself
My interest in the voyage of the Sea Stallion from Glendalough is because I belong to the Viking-ship guild SIF…
About armchair comments
The Viking Ship Museum has asked a number of experts to comment on the Sea Stallion’s voyage to Dublin, based upon their personal knowledge and experience. The writers cover professional fields such as history, archaeology, linguistics, seafaring as well as boat and yacht racing.