Aug
23

Back to School

Filed Under (General) by MrM on 23-08-2007
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Aug
15

The Vikings have landed

Filed Under (Blogroll, Latest News) by MrM on 15-08-2007

Sea Stallion route to Dublin from Roskilde Sea Stallion from Gledalough leaves Malahide Sea Stallion from Glendalough comes about in Dublin Port Viking replica weapons and armoury

The Sea Stallion from Glendalough finally docked at Customs House Quay after its six week voyage from Roskilde in Denmark. The replica longboat travelled 1000 nautical miles manned (and womanned)  by an international crew of 60. More pictures to follow tomorrow. Check out http://www.slua.com for details

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Aug
01

The Vikinga are coming!

Filed Under (eTwinning) by MrM on 01-08-2007
 

The Sea Stallion of Glendalough

 The Sea Stallion of Glendalough set out from Roskilde on its historic voyage to Dublin a month ago.The Sea Stallion was built at the Viking Ship Museum between 2000 and 2004 and is an exact replica of a Viking ship originally built in Dublin in the year 1042. In 1072 the original ship, which is now on display in the Roskilde Ship Museum, was scuttled in Roskilde Fjord as part of the city defences.This maritime reconstruction is exact in every detail. It has no modern conveniences or allowances for privacy. The mixed crew are enduring a gruelling voyage through the North Sea, north to the Orkney Islands and then south through the Irish Sea to Dublin.
 

Follow the Longship

 Follow the Sea Stallion en route to Dublin

Click on the map on the left and you can follow the Sea Stallion of Glendalough by the hour – all the way to Dublin. The ship left the museum harbour at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde for its six week voyage to Dublin today at 16.00 hrs (Irish Time). The reconstructed longship is making its way up Roskilde Fjord and up through Kattegat and on to the Orkney Islands and then eventually down the Irish Sea to Dublin port.
 Trial Sailing around the Skagerrak  Video Podcast

Here you’ll find different video clips of the Sea Stallion of Glendalough before its voyage.

The crew hope to record videos of daily life onboard the longboat as it makes its way to Dublin. It is hoped that the movies will be uploaded to the video podcast page of the website on a regular basis.
 

Leader of the shipyard - Soeren Nielsen

 The Sea Stallion from Glendalough info Length: 30.0 metres Width: 3.8 metres Sail: 112 square metres Weight (fully crewed): 25 tons Maximum speed: 15-20 knots Crew: 65 (from 11 nations including 3 continents) Distance from Roskilde to Dublin (via Orkney): Approximately 900 nautical miles (1,666 kms)
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