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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Imperial Dave on October 22, 2024, 05:37:16 PM

Title: Viking boat tactics....
Post by: Imperial Dave on October 22, 2024, 05:37:16 PM
https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1l4y0pr70go.amp?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17296149193708&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com

Makes sense to me...
Title: Re: Viking boat tactics....
Post by: Duncan Head on October 22, 2024, 05:39:45 PM
I thought the use of portages was well established, but maybe that was just the sagas.
Title: Re: Viking boat tactics....
Post by: Jim Webster on October 22, 2024, 09:57:48 PM
From memory the only Tarberts I know are where you could have a portage. And it was a well established technique the Vikings used in other places
Title: Re: Viking boat tactics....
Post by: Imperial Dave on October 23, 2024, 06:25:45 AM
Not so much new news as a (re)confirmation of likelihood of MO then
Title: Re: Viking boat tactics....
Post by: tadamson on October 23, 2024, 09:28:39 PM
Not news at all...

There are notes in one of the Glasgow museaums (they used to be in the transport museaum when it was in the Kelvin Hall) from the building of the Crinan Canal that talk about following the portage route.
To be fair, there is evidence that there was a portage route here long begore the Vikings.
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