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"A wealthy man in Denmark, citizen of the town of Schleswig, built
a large ship at great expense. And the king of the country decided
to join company and take part in the profits. And after he had made
good half of the costs, he owned a corresponding part of the ship
..." The medieval Hanseatic merchants are famous for their maritime
trade network, which extended across Northern Europe from the 13th
century onward. The rare quote above sheds light on a less known
period, beginning in the late Viking Age, when large, elegant cargo
ships were built and sailed across the sea by Scandinavian
merchants. This volume presents the earliest archaeological
evidence for specialised merchant seafaring in Danish waters. The
cargo ship-finds of Eltang Vig, Lynaes, Karschau and Haderslev are
explored in detail in order to illuminate the technology and style
of a dynamic age of maritime enterprise and cultural
transformation.
At some time in the late 9th century, a Norwegian seafarer by the
name of Ohthere [Oht-her-e] told the West Saxon king Alfred of his
voyages along the coasts of Norway and Denmark. Ohthere's report
made such an impression at the court of King Alfred that it was
recorded and subsequently inserted into the Old English version of
the late Roman world history by Orosius, accompanied by Wulfstan's
account of a voyage across the Baltic Sea. Ohthere's account is the
earliest known description of the North by a Scandinavian and gives
a fascinating and highly trustworthy glimpse of the early Viking
Age. Since the 16th century, Ohthere's voyages have been debated by
an ever growing number of scholars, such as linguists, historians
and archaeologists. In this book, a panel of experts presents the
original source in its geographical, cultural, nautical and
economic context.
The 10th International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology was
held in Roskilde, Denmark in 2003. The theme of the meeting was
"Connected by the Sea", and was designed to emphasise the role of
the sea, seafaring and watercraft as bridges rather than barriers.
Maritime archaeology tends to take place within national borders,
with a national focus, yet the very premise of seafaring is the
desire to travel beyond the horizon to establish contact with other
places and cultures. The conference theme was chosen to encourage
the maritime archaeological community to think in international
terms.
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