DRAGON HARALD FAIRHAIR: LAUNCHING - NAMING - HOISTING THE SAIL

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  • čas přidán 13. 08. 2012
  • 5. June 2012: Dragon Harald Fairhair is launched and named.
    13. June 2012: First test-hoisting of the 300 square meter large sail.
    After having been trapped inside a shipyard for more than two years, the large Viking ship is finally in its true element; the sea. Now the time has come to tame the Dragon.....
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  • @justsilver123
    @justsilver123 Před 3 lety +10

    Norway: Let’s built biggest viking long ship ever made
    England: Prays for god to not be raided

  • @goaskmymom1350
    @goaskmymom1350 Před 10 měsíci +6

    As a once wooden boat owner I am fascinated by the worlds different ethnic peoples on how they crafted their ships so many years ago and even today. Many similarities between various ethnic groups. Amazing engineering and skill that is necessary to build these magnificent ships!
    I'm honored to see this!

  • @jackduffy1817
    @jackduffy1817 Před 6 lety +330

    Back in the 1950s a Viking Ship rebuild came up the river Themes, U. K. The crew in old Viking dress, They said they had come too invaid Britain, So a groop ove University students set out in a rowboat with dust bin lids for shields and floor mopes for weapons, And threw tomatoes at them, Or to them, There was a stand off, And the Vikings said they would come back. There were offers from France to assist the Vikings. It was more fun than the football finals.

    • @wyldeyouth
      @wyldeyouth Před 6 lety +9

      hahaha. damn funny

    • @ItsJustMorris
      @ItsJustMorris Před 5 lety +11

      Wish I was there , on the ship ..... hahaha

    • @ItsJustMorris
      @ItsJustMorris Před 5 lety +4

      @David Odegard English , not 'Brits'

    • @ItsJustMorris
      @ItsJustMorris Před 5 lety +3

      @Cryptos Cryptos Cold War relic anyone ..........

    • @YanPagh
      @YanPagh Před 5 lety

      @Cryptos Cryptos so you should step up and do something about it.

  • @cinemaipswich4636
    @cinemaipswich4636 Před rokem +5

    How wonderful the tribute to Lindisfarne, the holy island across the sea to the Celtic lands and the chapels upon that sacred shore.

  • @vincetucker5849
    @vincetucker5849 Před 5 lety +30

    A truly beautiful ship, hail Odin and the Gods. A great way to honor the ancestors.

  • @germanic5691
    @germanic5691 Před 4 lety +188

    my god i can hear the English screams from here

  • @Nowaythanks
    @Nowaythanks Před rokem +2

    That hull is perfection.

  • @michaelhixson6939
    @michaelhixson6939 Před 6 lety +116

    this, this is how we respect our ancestors. Beautiful.

    • @loke1555
      @loke1555 Před 4 lety +5

      @Fran Ra no no no they weren't muslims😉👌

    • @elgitarr_
      @elgitarr_ Před 4 lety +5

      @Fran Ra You don't know the damndest thing of what my ancestors did. All you get your information from is deluded Christian monks from an age long gone. They are to be revered for their courage in battle, their amazing boat-building and much, much more.

    • @credinzel6996
      @credinzel6996 Před 4 lety

      @Fran Ra You're the kind of jack ass to degrade a chinese's interest in his heritage by bringing up modern day china.

    • @credinzel6996
      @credinzel6996 Před 4 lety

      @Fran Ra Holy shit nevermind, it's a bigger jack ass who should've clarified it as a joke rather than go on a rant after clarifying it. Must be another troll or not.

    • @credinzel6996
      @credinzel6996 Před 4 lety +1

      @@elgitarr_ Amazing craftsmenship.

  • @donpwner6894
    @donpwner6894 Před 4 lety +50

    now, we are ready to sail west towards england. Skål!

    • @user-ig3vb4gx8g
      @user-ig3vb4gx8g Před 3 lety +1

      Southwest, but I can I join you??? Then we'll discover the Americas.... again.

    • @cyrusyabuddy3143
      @cyrusyabuddy3143 Před 3 lety

      Skål!!!

    • @GhostsOfTheAngelcynn
      @GhostsOfTheAngelcynn Před 3 lety

      Yes, please do and liberate your Germanic cousins from the grip of the British establishment 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ⚔️ 🇳🇴

  • @CRAZYHORSE19682003
    @CRAZYHORSE19682003 Před 3 lety +3

    Rumor has it navies from all over Europe went on high alert the moment Dragon hit the water.

  • @rayray6548
    @rayray6548 Před 4 lety +7

    Its fascinating how these peoples were seen at many points in history as brutal raiders, not so long ago.. and now are they the one of the most respected, peaceful and civilized neighbors a nation could wish.

    • @Youtube_Stole_My_Handle_Too
      @Youtube_Stole_My_Handle_Too Před měsícem

      How civil are they, being the number one country resting their society on legalized coercion and theft.

  • @lupusHegemonia
    @lupusHegemonia Před 4 lety +2

    I LOVE you keeping your historic legacy alive.

    • @lupusHegemonia
      @lupusHegemonia Před 4 lety

      In modern Greece, anybody who DARE to study openly the ancient Greece, the warfare, all... they "labeling" him as NATIONALIST!

  • @jamesonthomas3575
    @jamesonthomas3575 Před 4 lety +3

    An absolutely beautiful recreation of our ancestors technology, craftsmanship, and hard work!

  • @matto9734
    @matto9734 Před 4 lety +9

    I love these ships, so elegant and efficient. We have been to Roskilde/Denmark last year on our bicycle tour to visit the ship museum and the museum harbour, where new viking ships are recreated.

  • @polygamous1
    @polygamous1 Před 6 lety +5

    thank you for posting this Brilliant video i never realized till now the amount of skill time n the enormous cost it takes to build a beautiful replica of a Viking ship Great to know these rare skills still exist and are kept alive

  • @BenDover-tj8vf
    @BenDover-tj8vf Před rokem +4

    A ship of pure skill artistry and beauty . Stunning in every way . No wonder it scared the hell out of folk in its day , nothing even close to it then .

  • @coleparker
    @coleparker Před 6 lety +3

    Beautiful ship! I have been fascinated by the Vikings ever since I read the Longships, Voyages of Red Orm in high school.

  • @rommelstar1
    @rommelstar1 Před 5 lety +10

    A truly inspiring piece of engineering and ship building. Outstanding!

  • @sr633
    @sr633 Před 5 lety +3

    A huge effort to bring back Norway's past and glory. !!

  • @sirjustinlee
    @sirjustinlee Před rokem +1

    It would have been really cool to see how many of the spectators could fit on the boat.. I bet you can squeeze 500 people on it. 😊

  • @sshatterhand239
    @sshatterhand239 Před 4 lety +2

    Not simply, but simply beautiful!

  • @papounet4842
    @papounet4842 Před 3 lety +2

    Just reading "The age of theVikings" par prof. Anders Winroth and watching this is just the perfect side dish. The book is as much interesting as this ship is well built.

  • @fimbles1015
    @fimbles1015 Před 6 lety +319

    17 english monks disliked this video :)

    • @abnurtharn2927
      @abnurtharn2927 Před 5 lety

      :-D

    • @mcozpda3392
      @mcozpda3392 Před 5 lety +6

      jjajajajajajajajaaa ..now they are 31 dislikes english , they were customers of the Vikings ... they must miss the sound of the horn , and their friendly visits .. jajajajajajaaaa

    • @ronnysterling7694
      @ronnysterling7694 Před 5 lety

      fimbles101 Haaaa yup

    • @johnlamb95
      @johnlamb95 Před 4 lety +2

      Because it was to cold to wash in Viking times there were no boilers!

    • @freddy7694
      @freddy7694 Před 4 lety +3

      @Markus Patients stfu racists shit

  • @gaylespencer6188
    @gaylespencer6188 Před 4 lety +5

    Are you guys planning on invading the west coast of Ireland and taking captives? I have some suggestions for places you might want to visit.

  • @jimhammond2396
    @jimhammond2396 Před 5 lety +9

    What a great job buy all the master ship builders who built the dragon ship. 10 stars for all of you

  • @edwardknutson3087
    @edwardknutson3087 Před 4 lety +2

    Saw it in Bergen in 2013. . It is beautiful and a work of art. Thanks for this video. :-)

  • @tombrown6628
    @tombrown6628 Před 3 lety +2

    Hopefully the ship is still being maintained and used as a living testimony of and to Viking history!👍👍

  • @TheronGBurrough
    @TheronGBurrough Před 4 lety +15

    "Hey, guys! Climb aboard and let's go knock over a monastery!"

  • @tasmaniandevil7610
    @tasmaniandevil7610 Před 4 lety +2

    Congratulations well done
    A beauty only few will have taste .
    Many kisses from the sea !!!

  • @robertbrunston5406
    @robertbrunston5406 Před 6 lety +1

    Awesome! Thank you for sharing.

  • @46danz
    @46danz Před 5 lety +1

    You could use many words for hoisting the sail,but easy or easily does not spring immediately to mind.But then again I didn’t take into account the fact that your vikings .Beautifully made boat,how they made such things in the day is mind blowing.

  • @pandersodlands6081
    @pandersodlands6081 Před 3 lety

    That baby was sitting just across from my office when I last worked in Norway. Couldn't have asked for a better view :)

  • @RackerPaS
    @RackerPaS Před 9 lety +2

    So nice that ship. Vikings forever!!!

  • @Aengus42
    @Aengus42 Před 11 měsíci

    "Today, we drink Lindisfarne mead from curved horns!"
    That it was brewed by St Aiden's Winery on Lindisfarne sent a shiver up my spine! Very symbolic!

  • @Declan-pg8cg
    @Declan-pg8cg Před 5 lety

    If you lot hadn't come up the river Slaney on regular raiding excursions I would not be here. We even kept the locals name for us when we decided to stay. Excellent and beautiful looking boat. I hope you get good use from her.

  • @scummybagger4213
    @scummybagger4213 Před 6 lety +14

    FYI: Viking ships spent a whole lot of time in rivers so each was built accordingly. A deeper draft for deeper rivers and a bit shallower draft for shallower rivers.

    • @finncarlbomholtsrensen1188
      @finncarlbomholtsrensen1188 Před 3 lety +1

      Some did. In the Roskilde Ship Museum we have a large "Knar", which was used for trade and transport, also sailing to Iceland and Greenland. We also have several types of warships and maybe ferries?

    • @admiralbenbow5083
      @admiralbenbow5083 Před 8 měsíci

      Why not just have a shallow draft for all rivers ??

  • @cweefy
    @cweefy Před 4 lety +1

    it's great knowing that there are people like this in the world .

  • @maxsuffri590
    @maxsuffri590 Před 3 lety +1

    Bellissima straordinaria opera di lavoro complimenti a tutti voi.

  • @seamushealy1535
    @seamushealy1535 Před 4 lety +1

    . . . may its sails always grace the horizon/and its keel kiss the sea/it will take my wariror lover on his voyage and when he's finished 'twill bring him back to me.

  • @jimjones431
    @jimjones431 Před 6 lety +1

    Possibly the most beautiful man made object I've ever seen.

  • @DirtTrackDave
    @DirtTrackDave Před 6 lety +1

    What an awesome vessel recreation.

  • @fmagalhaes1521
    @fmagalhaes1521 Před 5 lety +9

    This is a beautiful build. I am glad that they build it to old Norse methods.

    • @rolfkristianknudsen2437
      @rolfkristianknudsen2437 Před 4 lety +2

      They didnt built it using old methods. They used powertools and other modern tools. If you want to see true replicas, you have to go to Roskilde, where they have build an even longer ships, entirely by old norse methods.

    • @fmagalhaes1521
      @fmagalhaes1521 Před 4 lety

      Rolf Kristian Knudsen many thanks for letting me know!!

    • @luxborealis
      @luxborealis Před 3 lety +1

      The Dane is correct, but Roskilde is not the only longship in Scandinavia built using old methods. There’s three or four in total. One of them is docked in Tønsberg in Norway, an original-tool replica of the Oseberg ship. I know because they tried to hire me back when I worked next city over.

  • @tonyromano6220
    @tonyromano6220 Před rokem +1

    Wow! I did not realize how big these things were/are.

  • @PatKittle
    @PatKittle Před 5 lety +1

    Congratulations, Scandinavia!

  • @toughmanrandysavage3077
    @toughmanrandysavage3077 Před 6 lety +7

    Must have been really important if Santa was able to take time from his busy schedule to dedicate it.

  • @lmcognitio2049
    @lmcognitio2049 Před 4 lety +2

    You guys did a great job. It's a beautiful Viking ship. Yeah, feel proud, you deserve it. It seems the guy playing the horn didn't have a good breakfast that day 😋 I would love sailing on that ship. I'm curious about the coin at the base of the mast (for good luck I suppose). I'll check other videos of it, sailing. Bravi!

  • @markog1999
    @markog1999 Před 3 lety

    Love that Norway as a country is still sending raiders out into the world.
    Just following tradition.

  • @chrisronzo6274
    @chrisronzo6274 Před 4 lety +1

    Beautiful craftsmanship

  • @B1TKZH47
    @B1TKZH47 Před 5 lety +1

    A thing of beauty!!!

  • @robertsalanon2909
    @robertsalanon2909 Před 2 lety +1

    très beau résultat !! Félicitations ...

  • @derekstocker6661
    @derekstocker6661 Před 4 lety +1

    I did wonder what had happened to the dragon head!, Look forward to next video

  • @michealnagy5763
    @michealnagy5763 Před 2 lety

    My God that ship is gorgeous!

  • @PacoOtis
    @PacoOtis Před 4 lety +1

    We owe you a beer! Bravo!~

  • @jiggermast
    @jiggermast Před 6 lety +2

    A very beautiful vessel

  • @DANILOLIMA777
    @DANILOLIMA777 Před 10 lety +79

    I love the nordic culture.

    • @jakob4414
      @jakob4414 Před 6 lety +10

      Crazy Emu Sure is. Aslong as you Stay on the countryside its ok tho, all immigrants seek shelter in large cities

    • @crazyemu9338
      @crazyemu9338 Před 6 lety +4

      If they take over the cities the city side is as good as gone.

    • @crazyemu9338
      @crazyemu9338 Před 5 lety +4

      How about all the Mayan and Inca invasions of other empires. They were much more brutal to. Why should whites feel bad over our ancestors, double standards thats why. Yous are jealous of our great success and want to destroy it and justify it anyway yous can, but its comes out of jealousy.

    • @crazyemu9338
      @crazyemu9338 Před 5 lety +3

      People from Thailand are not trouble makers like Muslims but if they are brought in to many numbers it is a problem. Even if yous did not want to over take if millions of yous are brought in it will just inevitably happen.

    • @Tyrfingr
      @Tyrfingr Před 5 lety

      @@crazyemu9338 Wrong actually. It really is being destroyed by insane politicans and stupified voters that keep voting for them. The immigrants don't come into our countries by force, but by being allowed. And nothing is being done about it.

  • @haledmondson2756
    @haledmondson2756 Před 5 lety

    What a beautiful ship .....Hal

  • @clarencehopkins7832
    @clarencehopkins7832 Před rokem

    Excellent stuff bro

  • @rocksparadox
    @rocksparadox Před 4 lety +1

    ♪ My mother told me ♪
    ♪ Someday I would buy ♪
    ♪ Galley with good oars ♪
    ♪ Sail to distant shores ♪
    ♪ Stand up high in the prow ♪
    ♪ Noble barque I steer ♪
    ♪ Steady course for the haven ♪
    ♪ Hew many foe-men, hew many foe-men ♪

  • @tsfcancerman
    @tsfcancerman Před 6 lety +1

    Nice to see this boat in haugesund harbor, my second hometown.

  • @einarvolsung2202
    @einarvolsung2202 Před 10 lety +1

    I LOVE IT!

  • @TheHashomer
    @TheHashomer Před 8 lety +4

    Wonderful!
    I have been able to trace my ancestry back to the Highlands of Scotlands, the Lord of the Isles (Somerled), and through him to Norse Jarls & kings of Mann, Northumbria, & Norway; including Harald Fairhair (my 31st great-grandfather).
    I would love to sail on it! Thank you for sharing this.

    • @dlee3710
      @dlee3710 Před 4 lety

      I'll bet your old man was a dustman.

  • @ColRAPR
    @ColRAPR Před 5 lety

    Outstanding !!

  • @innes8417
    @innes8417 Před 6 lety

    Up here in Caithness in the far north of Scotland we have quite a few heritage boats. Here's the ones I remember, Isabella Fortuna, girl mina, spray, Dilligent, Kelvin star, barbara, sea ranger, aurora, dolphin, fulmer, Ida and quite a lot more! Caithness used to be in Norway too!

  • @jedsimpkin6688
    @jedsimpkin6688 Před 3 lety +2

    Ah yes, lindesfarne... the og viking spot

  • @peterwilliamson4296
    @peterwilliamson4296 Před 4 lety

    Just wonderful. Very spiritual process I would imagine.

  • @mikepeuker
    @mikepeuker Před 5 lety

    thumbs up, great video

  • @dickdanger7867
    @dickdanger7867 Před 5 lety +5

    Dude blowing horn... Riiiiccoooolllaaa

  • @user-il7eq9mx7w
    @user-il7eq9mx7w Před 10 měsíci +1

    Як добре що транслюють таку прекрасність.просто нарадуватись не можливо які чудні кораблі.

  • @Einwetok
    @Einwetok Před 3 lety +1

    Now THIS is a launching! Not that stuffy solemness we usually see.

  • @gdiaze1983
    @gdiaze1983 Před 3 lety

    She is beautiful! 😍

  • @derekjones45
    @derekjones45 Před 11 lety +6

    I will be rowing the Dragon this weekend !

  • @Wonderboywonderings
    @Wonderboywonderings Před rokem +1

    Where's the rest?! Have you posted the finished boat elsewhere? Where's the rest of the story?! This is magnificent.

  • @adriancarter825
    @adriancarter825 Před měsícem

    The ancient ancestors would be proud of this re creation long ship build and I suspect Odin Thor Frey freyja would be too , hail the gods , it just goes to show the hard work and skill needed to create a large fleet of these ships to sail to new lands , and for one to go down in a storm must of been heartbreaking for the builders when you see the work carried out to build just one .

  • @garychynne1377
    @garychynne1377 Před 5 lety

    BEAUTIFUL

  • @westonward735
    @westonward735 Před 2 lety +1

    I would sure like to see some sailing that the ship has done in the last 9 years.

  • @TheRdamterror
    @TheRdamterror Před 10 lety +2

    nice ship and realy big :P

  • @MrBetoola
    @MrBetoola Před 4 lety +1

    WOW! Amazing ship! It is very round in the hull, does it roll a lot, like Fram?

  • @AdventuresofanoldSeadog
    @AdventuresofanoldSeadog Před 11 lety +3

    Wow that must be the biggest Viking ship ever built.

    • @LandersWorkshop
      @LandersWorkshop Před 4 lety +1

      I think the one they found buried is slightly bigger.

  • @davidharrison6615
    @davidharrison6615 Před 6 lety +1

    a work of art and an engineering wonder .

    • @wyldeyouth
      @wyldeyouth Před 6 lety +1

      Sure, but it couldn't hurt with some decorative wood carvings

    • @davidharrison6615
      @davidharrison6615 Před 6 lety +1

      Ingemar Oskar true . i am always amazed by the shape it is so wonderful . it is so ahead of its time . these ships must have scared the hell out of anybody they raided . no one would have seen anything that advanced .

  • @craigo1962
    @craigo1962 Před 11 lety

    i still hope she will come to liverpool, she is so beautiful.

  • @thomaszaccone3960
    @thomaszaccone3960 Před 5 lety

    Awesome!!!

  • @emmaboast6819
    @emmaboast6819 Před 11 lety

    Amazing! :-D

  • @bazza945
    @bazza945 Před 2 měsíci

    Congratulations and fair winds.

  • @ViniciusScorpio
    @ViniciusScorpio Před 9 lety +1

    Admiration

  • @SevenRavens007
    @SevenRavens007 Před rokem +1

    How are the decks treated? Are they oiled with perhaps linseed oil or some other method?

  • @rijan9647
    @rijan9647 Před 4 lety +1

    the music is from the game,pirates of carribean

  • @user-ej1oz8db3w
    @user-ej1oz8db3w Před 4 lety +1

    Какой красивый Дракар!!!

  • @ralphwatten2426
    @ralphwatten2426 Před 9 lety +1

    She's beautiful.

  • @coryjeffreys5146
    @coryjeffreys5146 Před 5 lety

    What a beauty

  • @whynottalklikeapirat
    @whynottalklikeapirat Před 6 lety +1

    Oh look - the viking crane!!!

  • @suerenerahn5165
    @suerenerahn5165 Před 2 lety

    M...may Thor grant a successful voyage.

  • @earlgreystoke3324
    @earlgreystoke3324 Před rokem

    Time to go....Viking!

  • @spinny2010
    @spinny2010 Před 3 lety

    Toasting the ship with Mead from Lindisfarne? Is that some kind of sick joke on their part?
    Amazing prject though, and a stunning result.

  • @back2backband1
    @back2backband1 Před 6 lety

    Bravo!

  • @twstf8905
    @twstf8905 Před 4 lety +4

    Hey!
    3:26 Mrs. Barbie Santa Claus just spilled her vodka right on the dock!! 😂

  • @athens_dio9741
    @athens_dio9741 Před 5 lety

    very impresive

  • @robertwood6297
    @robertwood6297 Před 5 lety

    beautiful

  • @dannyBOY69420
    @dannyBOY69420 Před 10 lety +4

    Row her to Duluth, MN already! We're waiting! Skål!

  • @persimonsen8792
    @persimonsen8792 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Is it based on a original ship ? Like the Seastallion Of Glendalough (Roskilde, Skuldelev 2).
    Just asking, because the danish ship, similar in size is based on one of those they found in Roskilde Fjord.

  • @galolito
    @galolito Před 5 lety +1

    Anyone know how much this silk sale weights and how much a sail made of leather or linen this size would weight?