. The voyages of the Norsemen to America. of the beams. In addition short intermediateframes were fitted, which went down from the gunwalebetween each alternate pair of knees, constituting the chiefconnection between the lower and the upper part of the II shows the midship section. Bottom boards, or flooring placed lengthwise from beamto beam, formed a complete platform or deck, which sepa-rated the lower part of the ship from the upper. The oars-men were probably seated on small portable seats, of which,however, no remains have been found. It is known that inlarger ships seats were
. The voyages of the Norsemen to America. of the beams. In addition short intermediateframes were fitted, which went down from the gunwalebetween each alternate pair of knees, constituting the chiefconnection between the lower and the upper part of the II shows the midship section. Bottom boards, or flooring placed lengthwise from beamto beam, formed a complete platform or deck, which sepa-rated the lower part of the ship from the upper. The oars-men were probably seated on small portable seats, of which,however, no remains have been found. It is known that inlarger ships seats were fitted on each side above the the planks of the bottom were fastened to each otherby iron rivets, the connection between the planks and theframes, as well as between the keel and the frames, was ef-fected by withies, probably the roots of birch trees. Thesewithies were passed through holes in the under side of theframes and corresponding holes in cleats carved out of thewood on the inner surface of the planks. (See sketch on.
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