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It seems dear that until described his journeys with trading goods collected as far the seventh century, ship-building developed in accordance north as the White Sea. Other sources tell of voyages of with the hull-shape designed for propulsion by oars. The discovery in the Atlantic, the settlement of Iceland and Nydam ship in Schleswig, Germany, and the Sutton Hoo Greenland, and expeditions to Vinland. In the East, the ship in East Anglia, England, are examples of this pre- Nordic Vikings and merchants travelled along the Russian Viking tradition, which can also be traced in various finds rivers to the Caspian Sea, and by way of the Black Sea, to from Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
Much as three metres in length. In south-west Finland they Skates were also used to traverse the ice of the bays, rivers and lakes; they were made of the long-bones of elk, horse or cattle and tied to the foot (cat. no. 24). M a n y Viking A g e were extremely broad and often decorated with linear ornament and interlace. A particular type was the unmatched ski, which consisted and early medieval skates have been found (cat. no. 25). of one long ski for the left foot with groove and a much They were not skates in the present sense of the term, for shorter ski for the right foot with a fur-covered surface.
T h e so- mainland to Gotland, and from Estonia to Sweden in 1293. called Bothnian ski was distributed throughout the North. Ice undoubtedly eased communication. Travellers over ice Skis of this type are characterized by their short lanceolate needed to appreciate its characteristics, a knowledge gained shape, (up to 165 c m in length), polished gliding face, raised over generations. Despite this knowledge and experience foot plates, and horizontal attachment holes. A s early as the there were accidents.