Enormous Nordic Bronze Age Sailing Ships

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Is it possible that Northern Europeans were not only sailing ships with sails in the bronze age - three or four thousand years ago - but that some of these ships could be enormous vessels thirty metres or a hundred feet long? Scholarly consensus is that the sail wasn't used in Scandinavia until the 7th or 8th centuries AD and almost as soon as they got it they turned into crazy Vikings and invaded Britain. But a new study has challenged this view. It presents evidence suggesting Nordic Bronze Age mariners were sailing ships complete with masts, rigging, and sails, by at least 1550 BC. That’s over three and half thousand years ago. This is the story of impressive ships and epic voyages in the Nordic Bronze Age. *If you enjoy my videos please consider supporting the channel* Become a YouTube Channel Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUVwT8zcS5Z_rYXnpomlbfg/join Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dandavisauthor All my books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3xngwz5 *My Links* Website http://dandavisauthor.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dandavisauthor/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanDavisWrites Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dandavisauthor/ *Artwork* Remy: https://x.com/Re_my_06 Hodari Nundu: https://x.com/HodariNundu Ancient Europeans: https://x.com/ancient_euro3 *Sources* Sailing Rock Art Boats: A Reassessment of Seafaring abilities in Bronze Age Scandinavia and the introduction of the Sail in the North, Boel Bengtsson, 2015 Boel Bengtsson, Magnus Artursson & Joakim Wehlin (24 Jun 2024): Evidence of Large Vessels and Sail in Bronze Age Scandinavia, Norwegian Archaeological Review, DOI: 10.1080/00293652.2024.2357135 Ole Thirup Kastholm (2015). Plankboat skeuomorphs in Bronze Age logboats: a Scandinavian perspective. Antiquity, 89, pp 1353-1372 doi:10.15184/aqy.2015.112 Trade before Civilization: https://amzn.to/4cJLogD Elevated Rock Art: https://amzn.to/47dxEcY Rock Art and Seascapes in Uppland: https://amzn.to/4cQEeqS Creating an Archaeological Matrix of Late Prehistoric Rock Art: https://amzn.to/3MpiB6h The Oxford Handbook of the European Bronze Age: https://amzn.to/3ZXIGh0 Museum of Denmark: https://en.natmus.dk/ The above includes affiliate links so we may make a small commission from your purchases at no additional cost to you which is a way to support the channel. Old Copper Culture: https://youtu.be/cpmMY_Rcbd8?si=Hxy6L9WMwp6sFDDi *Video Chapters* 00:00 Nordic Bronze Age Sailing Ships 04:09 Prehistoric Boat Technology 05:06 The Oldest Boat in the World 06:52 Nordic Bronze Age Trade Routes 08:11 The Hjortspring boat 09:30 Rock Art Boats 11:23 Calculating Crew and Boat Lengths 12:08 Stone Ships or Ship Settings 13:07 Evidence for Masts and Sails 14:36 No Transatlantic Journeys 15:42 Decline in Sail Use? 16:22 Scepticism 17:29 Mediterranean Sailing Ships