HEY! I have returned!
Oh! Look who's back! Welcome!
Uarrr uahah... Thank you lad!
Hey Mr. Thorstein!
*bleating in excitement*
Hello little ones!
So what news?
Well.. I've been at the winter-camps, near the French coast
pillaging villages here and there huah ah
Sounds good so far
Now that summer is at hand, I came back to the real raiding!
Hey! You know what?!
What?
I was the captain of my own ship!
I'm surprised you and your crew aren't at the bottom of the sea
hrrmm... hey! I'm an excellent captain!
Which type of viking ship did you commandeer?
huh... wooden type...
yes... uh..
long... large...
floating on water!
I mean, there were... different types of viking ships like Drakkars, Snekkes and so on...
Riiiight...
I called mine Bessie! Huaah...
Thank the gods for Bessie...
Right...
so let's talk about a few types of Viking ships
but first I'll make a little historical introduction to the importance of boats in old Scandinavian societies
and I promise to be brief, because whenever Mr. Thorstein is around, it's difficult to focus on what I'm saying
You don't know, but he's always behind the camera making faces
Oahh! You bloody bastard!
Yeah, well... let's get started
By the end of the 8th century a new power awoke in Scandinavia – Vikings
As I've told you before, Vikings were not a people
Being a Viking was someone dedicated to maritime activities, mainly piracy
Not every Nordic was a Viking but every Viking was a Nordic
Now, why exactly some Nordics became Vikings?
If we take a look at Scandinavia as a whole,
geographically it's quite diverse
Denmark essentially is a flat territory
while in the North, in Norway, predominates the rugged mountainous relief except for the south and the fjord of Trondheim
In Sweden it's a great mixture,
mountains to the north and west, deep forests, huge lakes, hills, plains, and the majority of the southern region is flat
These natural landscapes and also the very cold climate most of the year,
obviously influenced the Nordic communities
In general the soils of Denmark and southern Sweden were very good for agriculture
and not surprisingly in southern Sweden people highly worshipped Freyr
the god of Fertility, agriculture, peace and plenty
It was their god, because the great majority of southern Swedes were farmers
But in Norway things were quite different
Agriculture was very hard and it was mainly along the coast and at the Fjord of Trondheim
one of the regions where most battles took place
because it was one of the very few places for agriculture and everyone was fighting for it
Agriculture was extremely hard in Norway, and some parts of Sweden
and as such, pastoralism, hunting and fishing, gave the Norwegians more means of sustenance
The importance of the fishing activity in Scandinavia is a reflection of its geography
Back then and even nowadays, the majority of the Norwegian population lives near the sea,
and their fishing economy is outstanding
but as you might have noticed, in the case of the Old Norse peoples of Norway, living near the sea was a survival matter
to get food, because it was close to impossible getting food from farming activities
The sea gave constant sustenance throughout the year
especially during winter, which is the season you can't farm even if you had the soil for it
But because the terrain was so uneven, filled with natural barriers such as mountains, rivers, dense forests,
the sea became the main route of communication
Just so you have a better notion,
there are 11th century accounts which tell us that a journey by land from Stockholm to a region called Sigtuna,
which is more or less only 40 kilometres, about 24 miles,
took a month to get there, while by sea it took only 5 days
Boats became essential for survival, communication and for the successes of Nordic chieftains,
and also a symbol of high social statues and wealth,
because trading also became an essential activity in Old Scandinavian economy
Boats became so important in Old Scandinavian societies that -
they were used as tombs in burials and in cremation, as vessels to take the deceased into the other side
And those who could not afford to have a boat,
or maybe not willing to use the actual vessel for the dead because it was important in economic activities
and they did not want to throw it all away,
people made burials with stones, arranging them in the form of boats
And in the religious context, gods became associated with boats as well
Freyr had a great boat called Skíðblaðnir
Njorð is associated with fishermen, boats, seafaring, and wealth and prosperity as well
The god Baldr upon death is burnt in a boat, and so on
Both merchants and military or political leaders had the key to success by owning boats
In war the boats allowed rapid deployment of troops
and in trading they could efficiently and quickly transport goods,
precisely two areas of activity that were essential during the Viking Age
Viking raids became a very productive activity for Scandinavians
Acquiring wealth, obviously, but also being in contact with other cultures,
developing new trading networks,
and of course, for survival and political reasons, finding new places to settle, new lands to farm
Viking raids opened new possibilities and progressively Scandinavians stopped being Vikings
and became professional sailors
ever interested in extending their political and economic horizons
But speaking of the Viking Age, ships were not only a means of transport
They were precisely what gave Vikings advantage in any conflict with their enemies
Ships allowed raiding parties to descend almost anywhere on hostile coasts,
with little warning and quickly penetrate far inland by navigating on rivers
Just picture this:
in one single day Vikings could sail an average of one hundred and seventy miles, almost three hundred kilometres
How much would it take to cover that distance by land?
Months!
If Viking met resistance in a certain spot, they could just sail away into another spot long before land troops reach them
Viking boats were a success
Now, when speaking of Viking ships most of the time we have the same image in our head
The langskip, long boats
But do you think the masters of boat-building would only make one single type of boat?
There was a wondrous variety of Viking ships for different purposes, different activities and different approaches
The most used ships for war, were of course the longships
In terms of warships there were two main types, the snekkes and the drakkars
Snekkes are the type of warships used in coastal districts, back home
owned by local chieftains for their private raids and local defence
They were long and narrow and had a crew between 24 to 36 bloodthirsty vikings, rowing for glory
These ships were perfect for Strandhögg
which consisted of coastal raids with the intention of capturing livestock and indigenous peoples for the slave trade
Perfect ships for small-scale and hit-and-run expeditions
These are the ships Vikings used to sail near the coats and to navigate through minor rivers
Then we have the famous Drakkar
huge in size, almost twice the size of a snekke
They were more symbols of authority and wealth rather than actual war and transport ships
They were so costly that only Jarls and Kings could afford them
These are often the vessels you see with great rich carvings, multi coloured sails,
well, magnificent and costly as I've said
Rarely used
It could have a crew between 60 to 80 people
not counting with the warriors it can carry, close to five hundred if not more
Due to their size they had a very stable platform which was very good in fighting situations and in stormy seas
These were ships not meant for local raids and certainly not to sail in rivers
These were ships meant to sail in search for bigger prizes than the average wealth acquired in hit-and-run raids
Another type of ship that could be used for raiding, as well as to travel and trade
was the karve
Not very big, with a crew of 30 to 36 people, somewhat with the same proportions of a snekke
but quite broad which was great for trading and could also take more men than the snekke did
The karve was better to sail into open waters, but it was slower
You can also find the name for this ship, korabis, which was the name the Rus called such ships
because these were the trading vessels commonly used in trading with Eastern Europe
There were other longships of course, such as the Busse
which was a class of longship with large cargo capacity and a large crew
They were designed for battle and to give advantage in war against other ships
The Skeide, which was also a great longship
With lower cargo capacity than the Busse, but also slimmer and faster
In terms of trading ships. We have the Knarr
Heavy Merchant Ships
Slow, broader in proportion than the warships
They had a wider and deeper hull for cargo, and they were clearly much more dependent on the sail than the oars
They were absolutely great to cross vast stretches of ocean without wreck
They were likely used along the coast of Scandinavia and to do trading with Western Europe
We have the Byrding, Light Merchant Ships
A smaller vessel primarily used as a domestic vessel along the coast
to carry supplies for troops, but also trading ships for Eastern Europe
Norse traders needed lighter and more manoeuvrable ships,
which could navigate through the Russian rivers
These were vessels meant to travel deep inland
Russia was wilder back then, not like Western Europe with ports, docks, where you could easily go ashore to trade
In Russia there was the necessity to leave the ship to trade,
there were no ports, so Norse merchants needed lighter vessels,
light enough to be pulled out of the water or over rocky areas, shallow areas and other obstacles
There were other types of ships often called- often called Skute
small and light vessels which could sail fast
It isn't clear whether a "skute" was a class of ships,
or if it was a common term for a wide range of smaller ships, including the karve and byrding
They were clearly fast, with the advantage of being ready to put on the water and set-sail,
because only a small crew with little equipment was necessary,
making it a type of vessel which could sail without attracting attention from the surroundings but also easy to hide
I would say this was a kind of vessel suited to carry people around, unnoticed
or to deliver messages in times of war and great need
And there was the ferje, a ferry boat
small vessels for crossing short distances, like across fjords
Only one man or two would be necessary to sail these
Alright my dear friends, thank you so much for watching
and I hope you have enjoyed this short video about viking ships
This is a sort of introduction for the next video I will make about-
Ships in Burial Context
So, once again, thank you so much for watching
See you on the next video, and of course, as always-
Tack för idag! (Thank you for today!)
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