lokisflyting: mikestumblrfeed: Some guys built that. They fucking made it. With tools no better than I have access to. With draw-knives and eye-ing sizes, with hand-forged nails and saws. Whatever the cultural capital of the ‘viking ship’, however the technology affected history, just remember that there weren’t any blue-prints for boats like these. It was trial and, I imagine, a lot of error. It was skill. It was craftsmanship. Hairy, drunken craftsmanship. To the ends of building something that would make it easier to travel up rivers to steal people’s stuff. Metal.

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Some guys built that. They fucking made it. With tools no better than I have access to. With draw-knives and eye-ing sizes, with hand-forged nails and saws.

Whatever the cultural capital of the ‘viking ship’, however the technology affected history, just remember that there weren’t any blue-prints for boats like these.

It was trial and, I imagine, a lot of error. It was skill.

It was craftsmanship.

Hairy, drunken craftsmanship. To the ends of building something that would make it easier to travel up rivers to steal people’s stuff.

Metal.

(via inebriatedpony)

Feb 24. 47 Notes.

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    I’ll see that thing in real life one day :D
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    that’s some pretty inspiring shit tbh.
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    Museu na Dinamarca… (L)
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