Draken Harald Hårfagre - The construction of a Viking Dragon Ship

[@genevievezevort7840]

It was a priviledge to stand on this ship in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Impressive workmanship and a such a great way to make history alive.

[@WODELAR]

Imagine how our ancestors made this magnificient art without modern tools.

[@philstone3426]

This one has a motor.

[@nico94LLo]

pense lo mismo...

[@b1laxson]

@@philstone3426ye olde one had a motor too. His name was Sven.

[@Melanrick]

@@b1laxson LOL

[@thedanielsdivas1374]

WOW this video is really great 👍👍👍😀😀😀

[@svale1610]

Our ancestor where true artisans and innovative craftsmen.

[@ferrangalvezcastaneda4968]

@jutubaeh What the hell is your issue?

[@dereksmall4311]

@@ferrangalvezcastaneda4968 whats urs tough guy

[@yuppy1967]

How did they come up with this design so long ago??? Simply amazing!

[@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869]

Probably started with small boats that they lap straked together. The design got bigger as needs arose.

[@davidharrison6615]

a wonderful work of art . imagine seeing a ship like that sailing down a river towards you ! the norse have an amazing history .

[@mozdickson]

Fascinating (and counter to some dopey comments below - no, its not a re-enactment- they didnt have 200 men and maidens to drill and cut everything by hand!) that even the scaffolding used is timber. Epic project- well done!

[@captainrobertbrooks3669]

Amazing how they built this ship in the Viking days. I'm working on a 1/10 scale model of it and enjoying it. Still need to decide which Dragon head for the Stem and stern.

[@JL-yt5hy]

only if I didnt hate the cold weather so much I would pay a lot to be part of this wonderful journey. Well done.🤩

[@queennine]

its amazing how these boats / ships were built back then w/o modern technology. I still don't know how they did it, and it looked the way it did.

[@frankblangeard8865]

It doesn't show the engine being installed. Yes, this ship has an engine. In a video of this ship landing in New York City a person operating the controls is shown and the backwash from the propeller is seen as the ship docks in NYC.

[@JohnSmith-pd1fz]

++Frank Blangeard++ it had to have a fitted engine to comply with Norwegian and other countries maritime laws.

[@luisantoniogualpapena1338]

Que maravilloso documental..no se si en su epoca las naves tenian esa dimencion..pero que increible construccion. la prueba de fuego paso es muy solida podra realizar cualquier viaje... felicitaciones a todo el grupo..Guayaquil Ecuador

[@robertstorey7476]

makes you realise how technologically advanced the vikings were to be able to build such a thing.

[@danbert7634]

Stunning and deep respect from Switzerland

[@toosinbeymen4009]

How are the planks bent? Do you steam straight planks until they take and hold a bend? Or do are they cut out of timber with the bend?

[@thePronto]

I often wondered how they built these boats, over 1,000 years ago. No power tools, no written instructions (the Norse had no writing), so presumably no math either. Yet these ships sailed across the North Atlantic and also around the Iberian Peninsula and well into the Mediterranean. The Norse weren't Christians, and may not have been very 'PC'; but they weren't barbarians.

[@jensdanbolt6953]

+rpbsjy The Norse did have writing! They used what we now called "runes" as letters, not so different from the greek alphabet.

[@RedSntDK]

They used rulers so they had a sense of relativity. In one of the Swedish sunken vikings ship they found two different sized rulers which explains why that particular ship sank, so they must've had otherwise pretty strict building codes.

[@83birdhunter]

How much did it cost to build this ship anyone know? I want one!!

[@83birdhunter]

okay I found the price folks, $400,000.00. probably a little more now, maybe. Still want one, going on the bucket list!!

[@dataduck811]

What a beauty! They sure knew how to build 'em back then.

[@Wolfblaz13]

Fascinating video. Highly Glorious.

[@anatoly_trifonov]

Pure awesomeness.

[@billybonewhacker]

thats funny i was wondering if the norsemen were fond of ryobi or dewalt

[@Odin197188]

BOSCH I’m sure

[@xXCREEKSTARXx]

@@Odin197188 Makita be makin the einherjer weak.

[@Odin197188]

xXCREEKSTARXx ha! For normal people who are wondering: “In Norse mythology, the einherjar (Old Norse "single (or once) fighters") are those who have died in battle and are brought to Valhalla by valkyries. In Valhalla, the einherjar eat their fill of the nightly-resurrecting beast Sæhrímnir, and are brought their fill of mead (from the udder of the goat Heiðrún) by valkyries. The einherjar prepare daily for the events of Ragnarök, when they will advance for an immense battle at the field of Vígríðr; the battle which the "ein" (here meaning single-time) refers to. Heimdall occasionally returned the best of Einherjar to Midgard or Jotunheim with the purpose of killing giants, but they were forbidden to talk with the living”

[@MrBetoola]

WOW! Impressive dimensions! Is the frame material Norwegian? Why didn't the boatbuilders tie the frames to the strakes with whale bards, like in Saga Oseberg?

[@thedanielsdivas1374]

I know

[@joer3983]

so beautiful... i'm speechless

[@deckiedeckie]

' Egil's enemies are motivated by treachery, self interest and malice, and he confronts them as his forebears did, with the family traits of obstinacy, ruthlessness, animal strength and an instinctive inability to accept authority.' Egil's saga The Icelandic Sagas

[@tomasznowacki4499]

Fantastic! I watched also other movies. Wonder if you make oars as well? And tried to use them?

[@ReesesCupsable]

This is beautiful.

[@bryan5549]

"Draw-ings"...not "Draw-rings". Thank you, America.

[@mikeskor6230]

Just amazing how it is done. A super video.

[@tullochgorum6323]

For a small regional kingdom of just a few thousand people, the investment required to build one of these remarkable craft is simply mind-boggling. Imagine all the harvesting, transporting, sawing, shaping, construction and forging, with just horses, water-power and human power to work with.

[@bonzeblayk]

Wow. She is GORGEOUS! THANK YOU.

[@lindapadley5806]

Did vikings use iron nails? Was the oak green wood for flexibility. There weren't any plans so how have they worked out how the ships were made? If they make a sea worthy ship well done!

[@dylanstarratt6137]

beautiful craftsmanship...

[@charlkuun8173]

Amazing! much respect.

[@pierpalumbo415]

Ahh ... que saudades que tenho dos Vikings! 🤩

[@chrishalstead4405]

Am I imagining it, or did I see Zeal from Tally Ho working on the ribs??

[@kalsaumesatungiamata9066]

Next 700 years humans will be having a hard time building a747 in Mars

[@ThomasD.0815]

Es gibt auch die Möglichkeit gerade Äste (zb. Fichte) zu verwenden. Dadurch spart man Ressourcen und auch Arbeitskraft da diese bereits rund und relativ gleichmäßig dick sind. Desweiteren (sagte mir zumindest ein alter Zimmermann) sind die Äste nach dem trocknen belastbarer wie geschnitzte Nägel da die Faserung nicht abgeschnitten wird.

[@pcdubya]

Wow, skill, hard work and determination.

[@johnh539]

every boat builders dream job, a knarr

They cheated using modern clamps and power tools and prob other things not on camera. Not a true representation

[@hirata58th]

Very interesting. How did they use iron and wooden nail differntly?

[@erikimamura]

+Takahiro Hirata Usually, for this type of ships, iron rivets are used for the planking and wooden pegs are used for the ribs.

[@renegadescout]

I would have loved to have been part of this!!!

[@Pipsqwak]

What I want to know is how my ancestors built ships of this size without cranes and power tools.

[@agustinvenegas5238]

Bunch of people, bunch of time, basically

[@jsamc]

How in the holy heck did they sail this across the Atlantic ocean ??😬

[@matto9734]

Do you guys know Erik Anderaa? He is from Halvesund too ;-) I bet you do. He is the modern incarnation of a true viking. Look up his youtube channel.

[@santiagovelasquez7719]

Quien más viene por rubius? :v

[@oscardipiazza3883]

COMO ME GUSTARIA NAVEGAR EN UN " DRAKKAR", VIKINGO. Y PENSSR QE FUERON LOS PRIMEROS EN LLEGAR A AMÉRICA.

[@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869]

I saw the Good Ship Draken in Green Bay at the Tall Ships Festival. I wish I had had my passport with me. I would have set sail with her back to her home port.

[@SuprunElena]

3,14здёж - викинги такое строили и через океан плавали - или с3,14здили готовый или скелет дракона использовали - про египетских строителей - на лодках Мэрере блоки по Нилу доставлял - краном не могли погрузить один блок, только отчалили - крен и теч. Как мачта крепится - чё-то не понятно...Строили бы сразу космический корабль для ПВ-каналов/туннелей.

[@edwardallen3062]

9:29 you forgot the hemp boss!

[@theroach2204]

if i ever get money, ill be asking for another one.

[@RaccoonsLeek]

wow... this was almost 10 years ago...

[@woodyrascel]

how do they stop the iron nails from rusting in the sea?

[@throwback19841]

You don't. I mean, you do, by tarring the hell out of the hull, caulking the joins in the planks, but eventually yes they rust and the wood rots. That's what the crew are for :)

[@vilefly]

I wonder how much the wood costs, alone?

[@doglover31418]

At 2.50 we see nails welded to their roves, then trimmed and clinked. That can't be right; how would Vikings do that weld?

[@jean-lucgrosse1493]

Colossal !!!

[@VidarrKerr]

You should press the rivets in instead of pounding them in. You do it with another clamp. edit: This is amazing!

[@reallifeistoflat]

Isn't all that iron going to give iron sickness to the wood and drastically limit the life span of the ship?

[@philstone3426]

It's headed for Quebeck and it is in the Saint Lawrence Seaway as of this morning at port Baie-Comeau, Canada

[@MrConvivator]

Danke, habe Link gesetzt www.wgsebald.de/100/365sterne/dragen/start.html

[@stranraerwal]

incredible craftsmanship! Where do modern carpenters and woodworkers learn all that ancient craftmanship?

[@foxaches615]

No "Ticking Sticks" were harmed in the making of this ship.

[@Mitch-cw8nd]

Astonishing!

[@freequest]

Would they have used Hemp back then or would they have used wool?

[@parnilsson8283]

Fantastic

[@connies_corner]

I am so grateful that someone is going through the trouble to do this. My attempt is cute and laughable.

[@ibmoller3355]

Harald blåtand!

[@redreuben5260]

Where’s Floci ?

[@gustavoaguiar9688]

interesting but they should have used ancient tools only

[@ragna3751]

Hail Vikings 💪

[@40mes]

Very interesting! Thanks for posting.

[@Seafariireland]

Fantastic!

[@onceltom]

B.S.

[@agustinmarbae7509]

i will love to build my own ...i will love to work for this people

[@rsimko]

Viking ship is a pure perfection

[@deckiedeckie]

Una maravilla....mi admiracion por aquellos que lo construyeron..

[@weirwolfarroo]

Relatively simply for IKEA...

[@archietobias2946]

is that an iron nail? how long until that iron stuff rust and decay in salt water?

[@LandersWorkshop]

Wrought Iron doesn't generally rust once the seal forms as a barrier.

[@SigismundSonOfDorn]

Heil Njörð

[@MattJohno2]

Thor is proud :)

[@davyjones17]

What's a music?

[@miles2378]

how would they have drilled the holes for the Iron nails during Viking times?

[@walterstrong6386]

Very carefully!!

[@beausmith4764]

They'd probably chisel carefully

[@alainarchambault2331]

Likely with a hand cranked auger

[@JohnSmith-pd1fz]

+Cristopher Bloom++ The same way as they bored them today - with a hand operated spoon bit type auger.

[@liran547]

it would be so nice if they would recreate the tools uesed in that time period to build this ship. it lacks the beauty by using modern clips and drills

[@normanbraslow7902]

LiRan, nice idea but wholly impractical. They might as well sailed her in period costume eating period food.....

[@liran547]

@@normanbraslow7902 thats fantastic idea，why impractical？it will be a great historical study and first hand experience

[@liran547]

@@normanbraslow7902 they have managed to reconstruct a bridge during Song Dynasty China using only tools avalible during that time, the result is highy educational and works very well

[@normanbraslow7902]

LiRan, I agree in a sense. However, the fellow who built her did not intend that. Read his website, as that explains the process better than I can.

[@normanbraslow7902]

LiRan, they could have, but that was not the builders intention. Read his website, and your get a better understanding, better than I could explain.

[@ernestorodriguez3637]

VIKING SHIP YEAH!!!😆😆🤣😵

[@thedanielsdivas1374]

I like the emojis

[@conanthedestroyer7123]

Wouldn't it be a stronger ship if you used Steel like my sword? And faster with a diesel engine like my truck?

[@fixento]

Sadly, it was not a replica of any Viking ship, it was wide, modern, with a cabin, diesel engines, and ballasted. It was made to make money, using people that would volunteer for the experience.

[@Reactivate100]

It’s as close as you can get. They had to meet ship building regulations.

[@fixento]

@@Reactivate100 With all do respect, it only has to be sea worth. A 13 foot sailboat has crossed the Atlantic.

[@kickstar126]

Most of the so called Vikings were in fact not Norse (Norwegians) but Danes from Denmark, who developed this type of ship.

[@ensvenskgrabb2834]

Det är ju också 'Norse'. Norse är inte BARA norskar

[@kickstar126]

Ja jag gissar då de alla var samma

[@arnefjelde2936]

Var norske de som reiste lengst. Ikke Danskar og svenskar. Danskar og svenskar heldt seg mest langs kysten.

[@normanbraslow7902]

There was no political divisions at the time. Scandinavia was a geographical expression.