Medieval ships were the vessels used in Europe during the Middle Ages. Like ships from antiquity, they were moved by sails, oar or a combination of the two. There was a large variety, mostly based on much older, conservative designs. Although wider and more frequent communications within Europe meant exposure to a variety of improvements, experimental failures were costly and rarely attempted. Ships in the north were influenced by Viking vessels, while those in the south by classical or Roman vessels. However, there was technological change. The different traditions used different construction methods; clinker in the north, carvel in the south. By the end of the period, carvel construction would come to dominate the building of large ships. The period would also see a shift from the steering oar or side rudder to the stern rudder and the development from single-masted to multi-masted ships. As the area is connected by water, people in the Mediterranean built different kinds of ships to accommodate different sea levels and climates. Within the Mediterranean area during the Medieval times ships were used for a multitude of reasons, like war, trade, and exploration.
Medievalships were the vessels used in Europe during the Middle Ages. Like ships from antiquity, they were moved by sails, oar or a combination of the...
The White Ship (French: la Blanche-Nef; Medieval Latin: Candida navis) was a vessel transporting many nobles, including the heir to the English throne...
The Salme ships are two clinker-built ships of Scandinavian origin discovered in 2008 and 2010 near the village of Salme on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia...
name of the vessel is now the Newport MedievalShip, to help distinguish it from other historical vessels. The ship was originally around 116 feet (35 metres)...
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted approximately from 500 AD to 1500, although some...
structure to bear the weight of the ship. The first ships to actually mount heavy cannon capable of sinking ships were galleys, with large wrought-iron...
This is a list of weapons that were used during the medieval period. Each weapon is organized according to their purpose in battle. Battle axe Bec de corbin...
Medieval technology is the technology used in medieval Europe under Christian rule. After the Renaissance of the 12th century, medieval Europe saw a radical...
looted two treasure ships coming from Ceylon became the casus belli for the Umayyad conquest of Sindh. Ibn Batuta describes their ships as having fifty rowers...
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twenty ships, though it is uncertain whether this was her usual complement. She, like her father before her, was a notable merchant by sea. These ships were...
Venetian ships supplied to France during the Eighth Crusade, French naval historian Auguste Jal noted that Roccafortis was the largest of said ships. Jal...
Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 (London-Rules)), which initially applied to all ships built after July 1982, and to older ships from July 1994. A commonly...
The medieval art of the Western world covers a vast scope of time and place, with over 1000 years of art in Europe, and at certain periods in Western Asia...
Fighting Techniques of the Medieval World: AD 500-AD 1500, London: Amber Books ISBN 1-86227-299-9 Friel, Ian (1995). The Good Ship: Ships, Shipbuilding and Technology...
Viking ships were used both for military purposes and for long-distance trade, exploration and colonization. In the literature, Viking ships are usually...
defense, research and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape, load capacity and purpose. Ships have supported exploration...
returning to Europe and Iberian Peninsula. Spanish galleons and Spain's medievalships refilled their water supply from wells created for this purpose - thus...
around 1830 during a resurge in interest of this otherwise medieval-origin type of ballad. Björn Landström, The Ship: Illustrated History (1961) v t e...
Medieval cuisine includes foods, eating habits, and cooking methods of various European cultures during the Middle Ages, which lasted from the 5th to the...
of sailing ships; thus it appears to have been transitional between earlier, pre-Viking Age rowing ships and the later typical Viking ships, sharing some...
Medieval Latin was the form of Literary Latin used in Roman Catholic Western Europe during the Middle Ages. In this region it served as the primary written...
Medieval football is a modern term used for a wide variety of the localised informal football games which were invented and played in England during the...
French ships were driven to the east of their starting positions and became entangled with each other. Béhuchet and Quiéret ordered the ships to be separated...
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