Article Title：Viking woollen square-sails and fabric cover factor
Abstract：
The discovery of the five scuttled Viking ship of Roskilde Fjord in Denmark and the subsequent excavation, preservation and analysis of the remains has initiated a programme of reconstructive archaeology led by the Viking Ship Museum of Roskilde in which four of the five hulls have now been reconstructed together with their rigs and square-sails. The reconstruction of the sails has been based on fragments of heavy woollen cloth found within the roof of Trodenes church in Norway dating to the mid-13th century. This paper uses the 'cover-factor' modelling methods of modern textile engineering to analyse the 'Viking' sail fabrics and assess their strength, resilience and performance in comparison with the linen sails from the wreck of the Vasa.
Keywords: Viking square-sails; woollen sails; linen sails; cover-factor; tensile strength; extension
DOI: 10.1006/ijna.2002.1039
Source：INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
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