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Revision as of 15:13, 5 November 2017
The Hjortspring boat is a vessel designed as a large canoe, from the Scandinavian Pre-Roman Iron Age, that was excavated in 1921–1922 from the bog known as Hjortspring Mose on the island of Als in Sønderjylland, southern Denmark.[1] The vessel was a clinker-built wooden boat of 18 metre length (length overall), 13 metres long inside and 2 metres wide with space for a crew of some 20 who propelled the boat with paddles. It was built around 400–300 BC.[2]
The boat is the oldest find of a wooden plank ship in Scandinavia and its closest parallels are the thousands of petroglyph images of Nordic Bronze Age ships. When found, it contained a great quantity of weapons and armour, including 131 shields of the Celtic type, 33 beautifully crafted shieldbosses, 138 spearheads of iron, 10 iron swords, and the remains of several mailcoats. The sinking of the vessel has therefore been interpreted as a deliberate votive offering.[3]
The strange design of the stern and bow has not yet been explained. The parts sticking out connected with a vertical stick do not seem to have had any function for the vessel's stability.
See also
References
- ^ Nationalmuseet (Denmark); Thorkild Ramskou (1965). Danmarks oldtid. p. 43. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ Pauline Asingh (2009). Grauballemanden. Gyldendal A/S. pp. 195–. ISBN 978-87-02-05688-4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ Thomas Dickson (2009). Dansk design. Gyldendal A/S. pp. 31–. ISBN 978-87-02-07768-1. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
Further reading
- Ole Crumlin-Pedersen and Athena Trakadas (eds.), Hjortspring: A Pre-Roman Iron-Age Warship in Context, [Ships and Boats of the North Volume 5], Roskilde: Viking Ship Museum 2003; 293pp; CD-ROM; ISBN 8785180521
External links
- "The Guild of the Hjortspring Boat".
- Foteviken Museum. "The Hjortspring boat".
- "Bibliography on the boat". Southampton University. Archived from the original on 2005-01-01.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - "Review of Crumlin's book". University College London.
- "The conservation of the boat". Danish National Museum. Archived from the original on 2005-08-28.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - Axel Nelson. "A history of pre-Viking Age Scandinavian ships (in Swedish)".