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Viking

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1Macumbeira
Edited: Nov 11, 2017, 7:23 am

This is the most realistic footage I have come across of people reenacting the heroic travels of the Vikings in the Arctic seas.
Minus the modern heavy weather gear and the navigation instruments, this is what sailing a drakkar must have looked like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XORSpUUy0lQ

enjoy

2Taphophile13
Nov 11, 2017, 12:08 pm

Wow! The bravery of those early explorers was incredible.