Unearthed Off Denmark: The Mysterious Medieval Super Ship That Challenges Everything We Know About Ancient Naval Power
Viking Ship MuseumA sailor’s wooden comb.
“These personal objects show us that the crew brought everyday items with them. They transferred their life on land to life at sea,” Uldum said.
As for the ship’s cargo, however, no traces have been found. Uldum suggested that since the ship’s hold was not covered, any barrels containing goods like salt or bundles of cloth would likely have drifted away during the ship’s sinking. That said, the absence of ballast suggests the ship had been loaded with heavy trade goods, leaving no doubt that this was indeed a merchant ship.
“There is no evidence pointing to war or conflict in this ship,” Uldum noted. “None at all.”
The find was made during seabed investigations in preparation for construction of Copenhagen’s new manmade harbor district, Lynetteholm.
The ship’s components are now undergoing conservation at the National Museum in Brede.
“Perhaps the find does not change the story we already know about medieval trade. But it does allow us to say that it was in ships like Svaelget 2 that this trade was created,” Uldum concluded.
“Svaelget 2 gives us a tangible piece of the puzzle and makes it possible to understand how technology and society evolved side by side in an era when shipping was the driving force behind international trade.”
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