Dublin Core
Title
Viking Galley Off UK
Subject
Anglo-Saxon, anniversary, England, Examiner, Denmark, galley, Hugin, Kent, Launceston, recreation, replica, spears, swords, TAS, Tasmania, Viking, vikings
Description
A newspaper article on the front page of the Launceston newspaper Examiner on 26 July, 1949. The article reports on the voyage of the replica galley ‘Hugin’ from Denmark on its journey to Broadstairs in Kent, England. The Hugin had a crew of fifty-two bearded oarsmen and their swords and spears were checked by UK customs at sea. Although described as a Viking vessel, the voyage was actually to celebrate the 1500th anniversary of the arrival, as dated by Bede, of the Anglo-Saxon brothers Hengist and Hosra and their followers in 449. The origins of ‘England’ (the land of the Angels) are often traced to this event, whereas the first reported Viking raid did not occur until the late eighth century.
Creator
Anon.
Source
National Library of Australia
Publisher
Examiner
Date
26 July 1949
Rights
No Copyright
Format
Newspaper Article; PDF
Language
English
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Newspaper Article