. Bergens Museums aarbog. Science. 1903] Notes from the Antiquarian Collection. 17 historie times in Scandinavia. The material to be tåken into con- sideration is not very large, only consisting of the boats from the moss of Nydam and the ships found in Norwegian graves from the viking'-age1). The ships from the viking-age, as we know them in excellent specimens from Gokstad and Tnne2), are already productions of a highly developed art in ship-bnilding. The inner frame-work upon which the firmness of the vessel for the most part depends here consists of three special parts, each of them having
. Bergens Museums aarbog. Science. 1903] Notes from the Antiquarian Collection. 17 historie times in Scandinavia. The material to be tåken into con- sideration is not very large, only consisting of the boats from the moss of Nydam and the ships found in Norwegian graves from the viking'-age1). The ships from the viking-age, as we know them in excellent specimens from Gokstad and Tnne2), are already productions of a highly developed art in ship-bnilding. The inner frame-work upon which the firmness of the vessel for the most part depends here consists of three special parts, each of them having a function of its own (fig. 10). The frames, ending just at the watera edge, are. Fig. 10. Section of the G-okstad-ship. only destined to give the proper form to the bottom of the ship; they are tied to the boards by cleats scored in the same piece of wood as the board itself. The ends of each frame are connected by a beam which at the same time gives in a high degree firmness to the construction and supports the floor boards. To these beams are fastened solid knees, to which again the sides of the ship are 1) About the fragments of a very old boat in Sweden, my knowledge is not sufficient to make any comparison. — See Montelius : Les temps préhistoriques en Suéde, p. 186. 2) N. Nicolaysen : Langskibet fra Gokstad. Kristiania 1882. (Norwegian and English.) — 0. Bygh: Tuneskibet. Den norske Eigstidende 1867, no. 178. As to tbe differences between the older and younger sbips, my account is chiefly tåken from Mr. Tuxen. Aarb. 1886, p. 50 ss. 13. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bergens Museum. Bergen : [The Museum]
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