Posted: Apr 01, 2016 9:48 am
tuco wrote:Very cool. Makes me wonder, were their ships capable of sailing that far?
The evidence shows that the Vikings reached America, which at the time was a feat that could only have been achieved via boat.
Your question of "how far?" is so vague as to be almost meaningless.
How far from where? Denmark? Iceland? Greneland?
What length of journey across water are you envisaging when you ask your hopelessly vague question?
tuco wrote:If someone would manage sail Viking ship in similar fashion to Heyerdhal's Ra/Ra II .. oh we may find soon enough:
As previously state, there is already evidence that shows the Vikings reached North America, the article in question isn't about that. It's about that the Vikings made it further inland into America than previously thought. Although this should be obvious to anyone actually paying attention to the article.
tuco wrote:Opportunity to Sail a Viking Ship Across the AtlanticThe ship will leave her home port in Haugesund, Norway, in May 2016 to voyage across the North Atlantic Ocean.
https://www.seahistory.org/opportunity- ... -atlantic/
It should provide some fascinating insights into how the Viking's managed the voyage, rather than whether they managed the voyage or not. Because we already know they did.