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OverviewHow was the Norse Navigator able to shape his course across the North Atlantic long before the invention of the magnetic compass? This book tells the story of the Viking Sun Compass and how it allowed the Vikings to sail across the Atlantic. In 1948, the Danish archaeologist C.L. Vebaek found the remains of a small wooden disc at the Viking Age site of Uunartoq in Greenland. Since then the Master mariners Carl V. Sver and Sen Thirslund have interpreted this find as a navigational instrument. This book is the essence of more than forty years of archaeological studies, discussions and practical sea-going experiments. The author gives a full account of the history of the find and demonstrates convincingly how Viking Age Navigators could make use of this and other simple devices in order to find their way across the vastness of the Northern Atlantic. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Soren Thirslund , S. ThirslundPublisher: Viking Ship Museum Imprint: Viking Ship Museum ISBN: 9788785180612ISBN 10: 8785180610 Pages: 40 Publication Date: 30 June 2007 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsFor anyone who is interested in the problems of early navigation, or who would like to follow the logic of the sun compass's reconstruction and use, this will be a treasured volume. --Edward Von der Porten Ships in Scale, July/August 2013 Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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