Viking Longboat Project, Waterford

Viking Longboat Project, Waterford 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

tor and Michael Kennedy Shipwright. The participants are Evan Cleary, Emmett Mc Ardle, Michael Dunne, Neill Shanahan, Barry Gaule, Leonardo Carparelli, Wayne Matthews, Billy Crowley,
Keith Irish, Declan Barry, Michael McKevitt, Edward Clarke, Neil Kelly, Anthony Browne, David Bible, John Walsh, Keith Currams and Joseph Coady. Photographs by Keith Currams, with additional photos by Billy Crowley. Background info on the Skuldelev 6
"Around the year 1070, five Viking ships were deliberately sunk at Skuldelev in Roskilde Fjord in order to block the most important fairway and to protect Roskilde from enemy attack from the sea. These ships, later known as the Skuldelev ships, were excavated in 1962. They turned out to be five different types of ships ranging from cargo ships to ships of war." http://www.facebook.com/pages/Viking-Ship-Museum/132360436803324?fref=ts&rf=110363952349733

From last year but wow. Anyone following this at all? http://uk.businessinsider.com/tour-of-the-new-north-america-viking...
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

See what the discovery site looked like as researchers looked for evidence of Vikings.

03/10/2017

The Launch of Waterford's Longship. A short video with soundtrack by local musicians looking at this vessel's first taste of salty water.
https://youtu.be/QoG1EMIxpmU

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.

07/06/2013

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