Viking Longboat Project, Waterford

Viking Longboat Project, Waterford

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Waterford City has strong links to its Viking heritage, and is the only city in Ireland that retains its Norse name "Vedrarfjordr".

The Waterford Longboat Project was a FÁS Community Local Training Initiative in partnership with Waterford Museum of Treasures, Waterford City Council, Waterford Chamber of Commerce and the private sector. The project began in June 2010 to build a replica of the 10th Century Viking Longboat Skuldelev 6. There are 18 participants on the course under the supervision of Michael Power Course Co-ordina

Archaeologists may have discovered a Viking settlement in North America — here's what it looks like 11/10/2017

From last year but wow. Anyone following this at all?

http://uk.businessinsider.com/tour-of-the-new-north-america-viking-site-2016-4?r=US&IR=T/ -the-site-is-confirmed-to-be-related-to-vikings-it-could-suggest-that-other-points-further-inland-in-north-america-exist-as-well-either-its--an-entirely-new-culture-that-looks-exactly-like-the-norse-and-we-dont-know-what-it-is-parcak-told-the-washington-post-or-its-the-westernmost-norse-site-thats-ever-been-discovered-8

Archaeologists may have discovered a Viking settlement in North America — here's what it looks like See what the discovery site looked like as researchers looked for evidence of Vikings.

01/02/2017

This piece has been a long time in the making but we're very happy to share this video of the launch of the Waterford Longboat "Vadrefjord" from way back in 2013.
It features footage from the launch day, with music & vocals by Thomas Whelan and recorded and arranged by Bill Stuart.
Thanks as well to the fine people who constructed the vessel, the Irish Naval Reserves for overseeing and handling the launch operation and also the people with the palfinger for looking after the logistics of getting the boat in the water.

CALLING ALL VIKINGS: Volunteer Crew Needed for Transatlantic Voyage on a 115-Foot Longship 12/12/2015

Would only love to be involved with this... http://wavetrain.net/news-a-views/706-calling-all-vikings-volunteer-crew-needed-for-transatlantic-voyage-on-a-115-foot-longship

CALLING ALL VIKINGS: Volunteer Crew Needed for Transatlantic Voyage on a 115-Foot Longship Man, if I were younger (and childless) I’d be all over this opportunity like a fly on excrement. Draken Harald Hårfagre (that’s “Dragon Harald Fairhair” in English) is a modern interpretation (rather than an accurate replica) of an old Viking longship that was built i

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