Havhingsten fra Glendalough ("Sea Stallion from Glendalough

Glendalough

Glendalough or Glendaloch is a glacial valley in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is renowned for its Early Medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin, a hermit priest, and partly destroyed in 1398 by English troops....

") is a Danish reconstruction of Skuldelev 2, one of the Skuldelev ships

Skuldelev ships

The Skuldelev ships is a term used for 5 Viking ships recovered from Peberrenden by Skuldelev, c. 20 km north of Roskilde in Denmark. In 1962, the remains of the ships were excavated over 4 months . The recovered pieces constitute 5 types of ships and have been dated to the 11th century...

. The original ship was built around 1042 near Dublin.

The original ship was built with oak from Glendalough

Glendalough

Glendalough or Glendaloch is a glacial valley in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is renowned for its Early Medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin, a hermit priest, and partly destroyed in 1398 by English troops....

, Wicklow

Wicklow

Wicklow) is the county town of County Wicklow in Ireland. Located south of Dublin on the east coast of the island, it has a population of 10,070 according to the 2006 census. The town is situated to the east of the N11 route between Dublin and Wexford. Wicklow is also connected to the rail...

, Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

, hence the ship's name. The reconstruction was built at the shipyard of the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde

Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde

The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde is the Danish national museum for ships, seafaring and boatbuilding in the prehistoric and medieval period....

 from 2000 to 2004.

Havhingsten fra Glendalough is a reconstruction of the second longest Viking longship that currently is found. It is used for research.

Research trip to Dublin 2007

A return journey to Dublin took place over the Summer of 2007. The ship left Roskilde Harbour on July 1 and arrived in Dublin on August 14. She was on display in Collins Barracks, the Decorative Arts & History building of the National Museum of Ireland

National Museum of Ireland

The National Museum of Ireland is the national museum in Ireland. It has three branches in Dublin and one in County Mayo, with a strong emphasis on Irish art, culture and natural history.-Archaeology:...

 from 17 August 2007 until 29 May 2008. After that she was moved to Grand Canal Dock

Grand Canal Dock

Grand Canal Dock is an area in Ringsend near Dublin city centre, surrounding the Grand Canal Docks, an enclosed harbour or docking area between the River Liffey and the Grand Canal...

 to be prepared for the journey back to Roskilde on 29 June 2008.

External links

• The project homepage (English and Danish).
• National Museum of Ireland subsite for the project.
• Boat building in Viking times, the Viking Ship Museum, Denmark.
• The "Sea Stallion" – from Denmark to Dublin. Video highlights of the voyage from Radio Telefís Éireann
  Raidió Teilifís Éireann
  Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...
  
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• "Sea Stallion" – Videopodcast

• Images: http://vikingeskibny.ziteman.com/archive/Billedarkiv_nye%20her/Havhingsten/Sejlads_roning/_DSC0077.jpg http://home.online.no/~joeolavl/viking/skuldelev_langskip.jpg http://home.online.no/~joeolavl/viking/skuldelev2_replica.jpg http://home.online.no/~joeolavl/viking/havhingsten_glendalough.jpg http://home.online.no/~joeolavl/viking/havhingsten_sjosetting.jpg.