drchelm (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Once could wish for better lighting but despite that, this is awesome stuff. I've been searching for months for more info on the Gokstad faerings accessible in English, because I'd like to try to build one leaning on my own research - but pictures (and in this case, video) are worth a thousands words. As someone who's been into wooden boats all my life, this sort of detail is just wonderful. Thank you Rune1969 for posting this. My own 3 strake faering, here I come! Way cool, dude. Good job!

rune1969 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This is why I took such detailed shots.

jwvanproosdij (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

this is great stuff, i'm desing a small "viking-style"ship myself , these detailed shots really help,, thnx rune

Burankhan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

A faering is the smallest of the Viking family of ships, little more than a rowboat.

rune1969 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

It is the least preserved of the viking ships in the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo. The ship is the Tunne and the smaller boats behind it are the Gokstad faerings. The A frame looking building is a burial chamber. The video was shot to give other builders more of an idea on construction, hence the odd detailing in the videos.

rune1969 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I know several people who are building or have built reproductions of other viking ships and thought this type of information might help them to adaquately see things that are not shown nor described well in blueprints.

rune1969 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

It is what is left of the Tunne viking ship, the Gokstad faerings and the burial chamber from the Gokstad. All of these items are in the same wing of the Viking Ship Museum that is located in Oslo Norway. This seemed the easiest way to show some of the construction concepts for these vessels especially since the Tunne was down to the base components.

edquin (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

can some one explain to me what is this??