mediaeval ships
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Sometimes it’s hard for us to think of the small size of medieval ships. These brave vessels went to sea in all manner of weather, and crossed considerable distances from England to all parts of Europe. One of the swiftest and most manoeuverable was reckoned to be the caravel, which vessel Columbus used when he…
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I have just watched an episode (series 1, episode 5) of the Mysteries of the Missing documentary series. Half of this one dealt with the mysterious sunstones of the Vikings, by which they are believed to have navigated the Atlantic. They also used wooden sundials (hand-held) that worked when the sun was out, but…
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Apart from experts, how many of us know what a cog or a caravel looked like? How big was it? How many sails? Where would they be found? Well, I have just happened upon this site which is very helpful and has some excellent illustrations. It’s not the ultimate source for all things seaworthy,…
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