Sabrina recreates a Viking longship using ancient shipbuilding techniques and a... watermelon? Uncover how the viking vessel's unique design helped shape the Norse legacy, in this episode of History Remade. Watch new episodes of The Engineering That Built the World on Sundays at 9/8c, and stay up to date on all of your favorite The HISTORY Channel shows at http://history.com/schedule. #HistoryRemadeWithSabrina Subscribe for more HISTORY: http://histv.co/SubscribeHistoryYT Check out exclusive HISTORY content: History Newsletter - https://histv.co/newsletter Website - https://histv.co/History Facebook - https://histv.co/Facebook Twitter - https://histv.co/Twitter HISTORY® is the leading destination for award-winning original series and specials that connect viewers with history in an informative, immersive, and entertaining manner across all platforms. The network’s all-original programming slate features a roster of hit series, premium documentaries, and scripted event programming. CREDITS Executive Producer Sabrina Cruz Melissa Fernandes Taha Khan Producer Molly Williams Researcher George Lawson Writer Sabrina Cruz Host Sabrina Cruz Director Melissa Fernandes Assistant Director River Shepperd Production Assistant Gabrielle Augustin Story Editor Stephanie Castillo Editor Chase Madsen Animators Krisztina Varga Olivér Varga Executive Producers Sarah Walker Brian Huffman Executive Creative Director, A+E Networks Tim Nolan VP, Marketing Production, A+E Networks Kate Leonard VP, Brand Creative, History Matt Neary Music Courtesy of Audio Network Additional Footage and Photos Provided By Wikimedia Commons Pexels.com Library of Congress Produced by Answer in Progress for HISTORY® ©2021 A&E TELEVISION NETWORKS, LLC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. SOURCES ‘‘The gleaming mane of the serpent’: the Birka Dragonhead from Black Earth Harbour’ (2018), by Kalmring, s. and Holmquist, L. in Antiquity 92, 363, pp. 742-757. Available at: https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2018.50 ‘The Sailing Characteristics of Saxon Ships’ (1998) E. Gifford, J. Gifford, in Archaeonautica, 14, pp.177-184. Available at: https://www.persee.fr/doc/nauti_0154-1854_1998_act_14_1_1202 ‘The Viking Longship’ (1998), Hale, J, in Scientific American, 128, 2, February 1998, pp.56-63, Available at: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26057665 ‘The Viking Ship’ (1997) by Bruun, p. in Journal of Coastal Research, 13, 4, pp.1282-1289. Available at: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4298737 ‘Viking-Age Sails: Form and Proportion’ (2017) by Bischoff, V. in Journal of Maritime Archaeology, 12, 1, pp.1-24. Available at: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26057665 Construction of the Viking vessel Skuldelev 3 Else Rosendahl, Gyldendal Publishers, Copenhagen, 1993. https://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/ Ships and men in the Late Viking Age. The vocabulary of runic inscriptions and Skaldic verse, (2001) Jesch, J, Woodbridge: Boydell. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Welcome to the joke under the fold! Did you know that there's evidence of Vikings upcycling their ships? It might be because of respect for their vessels... or maybe they couldn't a fjord a new one. Leave a comment with the word FJORD to let me know you were here!