3 juin 2016 - Explorez le tableau « Draken Harald Hårfagre » de Jean-Baptiste FOLLEY, auquel 120 utilisateurs de Pinterest sont abonnés. (p 15 – 39), Article from Norwegian Embassy in Moscow website, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draken_Harald_Hårfagre&oldid=993221873, Articles containing explicitly cited English-language text, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2016, Articles containing Norwegian-language text, Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, June 1 – St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador*, July 17-20 – Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts, U.S. (2018 tour), Sept. (TBD) – Oswego, New York Canals, New York, U.S.*, Sept. 15 – New York City, New York, U.S.*, Oct. (TBD) – Mystic Seaport, Connecticut, U.S.*, This page was last edited on 9 December 2020, at 12:55. . In the Viking age, an attack carried out from the ocean would be in the form of a "strandhögg", i.e., highly mobile hit-and-run tactics. [1][11] Sons of Norway raised over $60,000 in order to help pay the pilot fees. [7] There it was hosted by the Liverpool Victoria Rowing Club. Jóhannesson, followed by a video message from the captain. Draken ship T-shirt nr.2 (Men) The Draken Harald Hårfagre Shop. This clip was used to promote the ship in America in February 2015. Building began in March 2010. Three days out, in high seas, the ship’s mast failed and went over the side. A crew of 32 sailed the longship across the North Atlantic to her current docking at the Museum. Draken Harald Hårfagre, a Broken Mast and Why They Didn’t Row to Port. In early July, the 114-foot long Draken Harald Hårfagre, the largest Viking replica ever built, was sailing across the North Sea, from Haugesund in Norway. The crew on board Draken is a team of 34 people, men and women from all over the world. English: Draken Harald Hårfagre (English: Dragon Harald Fairhair) is a large Viking longship built in the municipality of Haugesund, Norway. [4][5] The foremost Norwegian traditional boat builders are involved in the project. [3], Copies of Viking ships are usually based on interpretations of archaeological material, but in the construction of Draken Harald Hårfagre an alternative method was used. Draken Harald Harfagre part 2 I've had the great pleasure of seeing this Viking Ship Reproduction as it was making it's way down the Welland Canal between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Two times a year, members of the crew return to give the ship the TLC it deserves. Our expeditions connects distant lands as well as people. By the High Middle Ages the ships changed shape to become larger and heavier with platforms toward the bow and stern. Store. About Draken Harald Hårfagre. Gunnar Eldjarn og Jon B. Godal: "Nordlandsbåten og Åfjordsbåten", bind 1-4. For the first part of this page is Here (I've had to split the page, Mr. Google doesn't like to have so many photos on one page. Welcome to my personal blog. Built based upon Norwegian boatbuilding traditions, the Draken Harald Hårfagre is the world’s largest Viking ship sailing in modern times. Future stops were planned along the Atlantic Canadian and American coast. Against The Storm Poster Draken Official Merchandise. The largest Viking Ship built in modern times - an Ambassador for Ocean Science and Innovation. Draken has also recently started to collaborate with researchers with the mission to he collect microplastic samples for Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California. In the 13th century, this tactic was well known and widely used in Scandinavia. According to traditions current in Norway and Iceland in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, he reigned from c. 872 to 930. [citation needed], Draken Harald Hårfagre is 35 metres (115 ft) long with a beam of approximately 8 metres (26 ft) and a displacement of about 95 metric tons. Regular maintenance is required to keep Draken healthy. The goal of the project is to recreate in this manner an oceangoing warship of 50 oars taken right out of the Norse sagas. The total cost of piloting was estimated at $400,000. The Draken Harald Hårfagre set sail from Haugesund, Norway on April 24 with a crew of 32 volunteer sailors working in four-hour shifts. Operated by Viking Kings Inc. Powered by Shopify. The route included stops at the Shetland and Faroe Islands, Iceland, and Greenland, before landfall on Newfoundland was finally achieved on June 1 that year. It is a ship that combines ocean-crossing sailing capabilities with a warship's use of oars. [13], The crew of Draken Harald Hårfagre were awarded the Leif Erikson Award by The Exploration Museum at the 2016 Explorers Festival in Húsavík, Iceland. [2] The law of the land in those days (Norwegian: Gulatingsloven) included standards that required Norwegian provinces (fylker) to cooperate in supplying 116 such warships of 50 oars size (Norwegian: 25-sesser, i.e., 25 pairs of oars) for duty in the Norwegian fleet of warships. The longship is constructed in oak and carries 260 square metres (2,800 sq ft) of sail. Info. The largest Viking Ship built in modern times - an Ambassador for Ocean Science and Innovation. [6] Their knowledge of traditional boatbuilding is supplemented with the results of investigations carried out on archaeological material, source material in Old Norse literature, literature from the same period from foreign sources, iconographic material, etc. Harald I Fairhair (Old Norse: Haraldr inn hárfagri; Norwegian: Harald hårfagre; putatively c. 850 – c. 932) is portrayed by medieval Norwegian historians as the first King of Norway. The United States Coast Guard deemed it a commercial vessel, requiring a pilot per a 1960 law. Therefore, it's … "Vikingeskipene- Deres forgjengere og etterfølgere" Dreyers forlag 1950, p. 213, Bent og Erik Andersen. Vikingsskipsmuseet Forlag, Roskilde 2007, p. 9-44, Jon B. Godal: "Measurements, figures and formulas for the interpretation of Western Norwegian boats and Viking ships", Acta Boralia ,1990. A transatlantic journey from Norway to Mystic Seaport aboard a Viking longship is no small feat. The tar-smeared GPS mushroom antenna stuck incongruously in the bow of the mighty 115-foot replica Viking ship Draken Harald Hårfagre was not a surprise. [citation needed], In summer 2014, skippered by Swedish captain Björn Ahlander, the longship made its first real expedition, a three-week passage under sail from Norway to Merseyside, England. The Draken Harald Hårfagre is a 114' Viking longship replica built in Norway to replicate the sort of ship Leif Erikson would of sailed to the Americas. The Draken continue that legacy by exploring the oceans to inspire and educate people about the ocean as the foundation for life and a healthy planet. [14][15], Heide, E. "Vikingskipa i den norrøne litteraturen" Institutt for lingvistiske, litterære, og estetiske studier, Norrøn filologi, 2012, A. W. Brøgger and H. Shetelig. $20.00. Volume 7, Issue 2, pages 56-80. Construction was funded by Sigurd Aase, described as a "Norwegian oil and gas tycoon. Sometimes it is hard to imagine that this was just a couple of months ago. In 2019, these hardworking, fun-loving individuals attended to Draken’s needs. Sigurd Aase, owner and the man behind the project. 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The curator of the project, Sigurd Aase, wanted this extraordinary ship to follow in the wake of one of the most challenging viking explorations – the Viking discovery of the New World. [12] On 4 August 2016 Viking Kings issued a press release declaring that Green Bay would be the ship's last stop in the Great Lakes, planning to make its next stop in New York in September. The project was meant to create a ship that adhered to the descriptions of the largest longships found in the sagas with the building techniques discovered in actual burial ships. (Photo provided by Captain Bjorn Ahlander.) With great interest for sailing, boatbuilding and vikings the project to build and sail the greatest viking ship of modern times started. Under sail it requires a crew of 30 people. The crew of Draken Harald Hårfagre. The initial period was one of exploring how to sail and row the ship, and for experimentation with the rigging along the coast of Norway. You can the PassageMaker Magazine online article here: PassageMaker Magazine. [citation needed], Draken Harald Hårfagre is the largest Viking ship built in modern times. Norwegian ambassador Cecilie Landsverk accepted the award on behalf of the crew from Iceland's President Guðni Th. The Draken Harald Hårfagre is the largest reconstruction ever made and has sailed across the Atlantic as far as New York. [7] It also visited various other locations around the coast of the British Isles, including the Isle of Man, Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland. 45 talking about this. There's also a second thing that could've been improved with the translation: The word "draken" is the definite form of "drake". Draken and her crew have been through storms on the North Atlantic Ocean. Draken Harald Harfagre (Dragon Harald Fairhair) left Norway in April bound for North America via Iceland and Greenland. The route followed known Viking routes hopping from island to island so that there were not long sea voyages but rather a series of shorter trips. Each oar is powered by two men. 840840. The ship is not a replica of any one vessel, but was built with materials and techniques similar to those used in the famous Gokstad ship—a well-preserved 9th century longship excavated in Norway—and other Viking-era craft. This was done for the sake of sea battles, making it possible to board ships that lay alongside each other. Dragon ships were large longships that had carved heads of dragons and other magical beings mounted on their bow. Supposedly, two of his sons, Eric Bloodaxe and Haakon the Good, succeeded Harald to become kings after his death. A Kiellands Forlag, Lesja 1988. [citation needed], The launching of the longship took place in the summer of 2012. That’s because live maritime historical research requires modern aids both by regulation and common sense. Draken Harald Hårfagre Hours The Vikings were accomplished navigators, artisans, traders and story tellers, but their greatest triumph was the ships they built. It was decided to begin with the living tradition of Norwegian boatbuilding, with roots that can be traced directly to the Viking Age. The largest Viking Ship built in modern times - an Ambassador for Ocean Science and Innovation. [8], The ship left its home port of Haugesund, Norway on the 26th of April, 2016, bound for Newfoundland, the aim being to explore and retrace the first transatlantic crossing and the Viking discovery of the New World. Studia mythological Slavica 9, 2006. Voir plus d'idées sur le thème drakkar, viking, civilisation viking. 43 talking about this. The Draken support the UN´s sustainable development goal Nr14 – Life Below Water. The first part is mainly from the summer of 2013 training along the Norwegian coast. Draken Harald Hårfagre (English: Dragon Harald Fairhair) is a large Viking longship built in the municipality of Haugesund, Norway. No one was injured. I love family history, living by the sea, walking in the woods, nature photography, and collecting words and pictures. The largest Viking Ship built in modern times - an Ambassador for Ocean Science and Innovation. Aha! Draken Harald Hårfagre brings the seafaring qualities of a warship from the old Norse sagas to life. Vikings were pioneers in the science of oceanography. Draken Harald Harfagre Proves Herself a Seaworthy Vessel In April 2016 she crossed the North Atlantic and proved that she was a capable seaworthy craft. 44 talking about this. A crew of modern Vikings is exploring the world as the Vikings did a thousand years ago. In 2016, the Draken successfully crossed the North Atlantic Ocean, re-creating one of the most epic, mythical … "[1], The longship is a "25-sesse" (25 pairs of oars); in other words, it is equipped with 50 oars. "Råsejlet — Dragens Vinge". Draken Harald Hårfagre (English: Dragon Harald Fairhair) is a large Viking longship built in the municipality of Haugesund, Norway. A better translation to English for the name "Draken Harald Hårfagre" would've been "The skip (with a dragon's head) Harald Fairhair". From $12.00. It is a ship that combines ocean-crossing sailing capabilities with a medieval warship's use of oars. [9], In mid-July 2016 doubts were raised about the ship's ability to visit United States destinations in the Great Lakes. $25.00. Must see: Draken Harald Hårfagre, with Viking electronics. It is a ship that combines ocean-crossing sailing capabilities with a medieval warship's use of oars. The Draken Harald Hårfagre Shop. 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