''Havhingsten fra Glendalough'' ("The Sea Stallion from Glendalough" or just "Sea Stallion") is a

reconstruction Reconstruction may refer to: Politics, history, and sociology *Reconstruction (law), the transfer of a company's (or several companies') business to a new company *''Perestroika'' (Russian for "reconstruction"), a late 20th century Soviet Union ...

of ''Skuldelev 2'', one of the

Skuldelev ships The Skuldelev ships are five original Viking ships recovered from the waterway of Peberrenden at Skuldelev, north of Roskilde in Denmark. In 1962, the remains of the submerged ships were excavated in the course of four months. The recovered piec ...

and the second-largest

Viking longship Longships, a type of specialised Viking ship, Scandinavian warships, have a long history in Scandinavia, with their existence being archaeologically proven and documented from at least the fourth century BC. Originally invented and used by th ...

ever to be found. The original vessel was built in the vicinity of

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around 1042, using oak from

Glendalough Glendalough (; ) is a glacial valley in County Wicklow, Ireland, renowned for an Early Medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin. From 1825 to 1957, the head of the Glendalough Valley was the site of a galena lead min ...

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, hence the ship's name. The reconstruction was built in Denmark at the shipyard of the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde between 2000 and 2004 and is used for historical research purposes. The ship is a war machine, built to carry many warriors at high speed. It is a bold design, both heavy and strong enough to carry its 112 m² sail, but also sufficiently light and long to be rowed by a crew of 60 — a compromise between strength and lightness. The ship has been used during the production of historical fiction television series '' The Last Kingdom''.

Research trip to Dublin 2007

The voyage from Roskilde to Dublin and in 2007-2008 was the culmination of many years of work, and the most ambitious archaeological experiment the museum has ever carried out. A return voyage to Dublin took place over the summer of 2007. The ship left Roskilde Harbour on 1 July and arrived in Dublin on 14 August. She was put on display in the Collins Barracks, the Decorative Arts and History building of the

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, from 17 August 2007 until 29 May 2008. She was then moved to the

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to be prepared for the journey back to Roskilde on 29 June 2008, and shortly afterwards the National Bank of Denmark issued a 20- kroner

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in celebration of the event. The ''Sea Stallion'' is lying in the Museum Harbour. The longship is easy to recognize with its characteristic blue, red and yellow strakes.

References

External links

The project homepage
(English and Danish).
National Museum of Ireland subsite
for the project.

th
Viking Ship Museum
Denmark.

Video highlights of the voyage from Radio Telefís Éireann.
"Sea Stallion" – Videopodcast
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2004 ships Replicas of Viking ships Ships built in Denmark

Research trip to Dublin 2007

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