Ulfrikr inn Hrafn wrote:

A great
seafaring folk, and I hope to one day take part in the construction of a
Viking age ship and sail up the Parramatta River to Parramatta Park for a
gathering. Now that would be a sight to see. Well, a few more years yet
before such a thing can be done... but it's good to have a goal.

You will find an easily buildable such craft, redesigned for
madern materials, in "Boats with an open mind" Philip C Bolger,
McGraw Hill. It was commissioned bvy the Society for Creative
Anachronisms, but I think is now an available stock plan.
(Longboat, not knorr. You would need to supply the shields.)
--
Flying Tadpole

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