Roar's Circle
Lutterworth Press (Verlag)
978-0-7188-3045-8 (ISBN)
Join a team of pioneers in a highly ambitious project to reconstruct a fully-functioning longship from over a thousand years ago. Roar's Circle documents the two-year project to accurately re-build a Viking ship from raw oak trunks, using traditional Viking techniques and tools, and finally to set it to sail on the open seas.Ably translated by Rae Duxbury, this book is the first representation of the complexity of Viking shipbuilding, as the modern-day Danish team discovers for itself the skills and parts necessary for completion of Roar Ege, the 'master' ship which still roams the waters today. The project is divided into five chapters, from the completed ship's adventures at sea, to the beginning of Roar Ege's early days and through its subsequent stages of development. Headings such as Stone Axes, Cold Winds and Fellowship focus the account, and a highly useful glossary of nautical and shipbuilding terms is also included.The sheer grit of the characters who helped build their ship forms a further aspect of the study, as the author describes individuals' preferences for construction, their drive and endeavour.
This fascinating book is also a testament to man's enterprise and perseverance, which has not diminished over time."The ship lies balanced between the two elements of wind and water and hurls herself eagerly forward like a mythical, dancing monster, the sail above set like the wings of a bird of prey and the hull beneath resembling a streamlined shark."From Chapter Five: Roar at Sea
Henrik Juel is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Roskilde. During the period 1982 -1984, encompassed by the book, Juel was a postgraduate in that discipline and had little experience in shipbuilding or of the sea itself. By the end of the project, Juel was as competent as any medieval boat builder, even though one thousand years had passed between the ages.
Pronunciation of Proper NamesAcknowledgementsForeword by Professor Sean McGrail1. Early DaysSalami axe - Stone axes - The knot - Dragon's head - Spirits of the tree - The film - The rhythm - Thorberg Skawhewer - The wool - Tom - Hewing and planing techniques - Clenching - Principles - and a jack plane2. The WinterKitting in - The fore stem - A day with Vibe - Showing round - By eye ...3. The SpringFloor timbers - Surprise party - Cold winds - Stem plank - Struggles over recognition4. The SummerGone with the wind - Aesthetics - Scarf - Negative camber land - A rebuke - Eighth strake - Bent holes - Demonstration Ship - Fellowship - Machine storm - From all sides5. Roar at SeaEpilogue by Dr. Ole Crumlin-PedersenGlossary of Terms
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.9.2005 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 189 x 246 mm |
| Gewicht | 350 g |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schiffe |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7188-3045-8 / 0718830458 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7188-3045-8 / 9780718830458 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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