. The American encyclopedia of history, biography and travel . Tenth Century.—A Norman Vessel. and four or five shrouds. The sail was square, attached to a yard, fur-nished with sheets at its lower angles, and managed by two braces thatbelayed aft. The yard had a halyard passing through a block at the mast. 2. Twelfth Centurt.—Gallet, three rowers to Bench. head. As for the rudder, it consisted of two blades, large, crutchhandledoars, near the stern, on the right, and also left of the vessel. The anchorsof the Normans were like oars, but they did not have that cross-bar ofwood we call the stoc
. The American encyclopedia of history, biography and travel . Tenth Century.—A Norman Vessel. and four or five shrouds. The sail was square, attached to a yard, fur-nished with sheets at its lower angles, and managed by two braces thatbelayed aft. The yard had a halyard passing through a block at the mast. 2. Twelfth Centurt.—Gallet, three rowers to Bench. head. As for the rudder, it consisted of two blades, large, crutchhandledoars, near the stern, on the right, and also left of the vessel. The anchorsof the Normans were like oars, but they did not have that cross-bar ofwood we call the stock. In the twelfth century we see the galleys, accord DEPARTMENT OF TRAVEL. 763 ing to Wenesalf, which were only little light dromons, built particularlyfor speed, and having only one tier of oars. The following is a textual pass-age from this writer relating to them:—What the ancients called Uburnus,the moderns have named galley. It is a ship of no great depth, armed at
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