Faering
A faering is an open boat with two pairs of oars, commonly found in most boat-building traditions in western and northern Scandinavia.[1]
History
Faerings are clinker-built, with planks overlapped and riveted together to form the hull. This type of boat has a history dating back to Viking-era Scandinavia. The small boats found with the 9th century Gokstad ship resemble those still used in Western and Northern Norway, and testify to a long tradition of boat building. Faerings may carry a small sail, traditionally a square sail, in addition to oars. The only significant difference being a conversion from a side-mounted rudder to stern-mounted. They are used as small fishing vessels in areas of modern Norway, and occasionally raced.[2][3]
Etymology
The word faering comes from the Norwegian word færing (Old Norse feræringr), literally meaning "four-oaring".
See also
References
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- ^ What is a norse færing? (Vikingskip.com) Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The clinker built boat types of Norway after the medieval age (Vikingskip.com)". Archived from the original on 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Viking" - Gokstadkopien fra 1893 (Vikingskip.com)". Archived from the original on 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
Other sources
- Greenhill, Basil (1976) Archaeology of the Boat (London: Adam and Charles Black Publishers Ltd) Template:ISBN
- Leather, John (1990) Clinker Boatbuilding (Adlard Coles) Template:ISBN
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