. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. lOS. Carved Dish. Fig. 109. Carved Oar Handle. IVa (;) The rudder, slightly nnmnted with iron, ccmsisted of a broad oar,^ the lower part of which was fastened to the side of the shi]) l)y means of a bast rope, while the round neck ran in a hollow cylinder. A square hole in the head admitted the tiller, which was generally taken in charge by the commander of the ship, whose positi(m was a little below the rud- d
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. lOS. Carved Dish. Fig. 109. Carved Oar Handle. IVa (;) The rudder, slightly nnmnted with iron, ccmsisted of a broad oar,^ the lower part of which was fastened to the side of the shi]) l)y means of a bast rope, while the round neck ran in a hollow cylinder. A square hole in the head admitted the tiller, which was generally taken in charge by the commander of the ship, whose positi(m was a little below the rud- der head, so as to secure some prote(;tion from the enemy's missiles.'' 'St. Olaf Saga, cc. xlv, cliv; Olaf Trygvasou Saga, c. Ixxxv; Magnus the Good's Saga, c. XX; SigimT Jorsalafari Saga, c. xiv; Foniinaua Saga, vii, 98; Recenil de cbroniques de Flandre, 1837-1841, vol. i; Schiorn, Nyere hi-storiske Stiidier, i, 1875. -Copied from N. Nicolaysen: Langskiljet fni (Jokslad, PI. vii, Fig. 7; PI. ix, Figs. 2, lOa^ PL X, Fig. 20; PI. xi, Figs. 1, 1. ?'Errgi'iis P>yl()v, IX, 18. 'Magnus I5arefoot Saga, c ii; llaiald Jlardiadi Saga, c xxxii; Olaf Trygvasou Saga, «'. Ixxxvii,. 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 Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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