Comments by "Luredreier" (@Luredreier) on "Viking Naval Combat - A saga of dragonships (ft. Matt Easton)" video.

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  11. 23:22 Hum, it would depend a bit on the oars I think. I honestly haven't thought much about this before... But you have different oars for different jobs. Long distance rowing would involve ores that acts like springs, so they'll keep pushing the water after you stop moving, giving you a moment of rest while the tension is released against the water. On the other hand if you want to row fast with a lot of force in bad weather you'll want more solid oars that don't give way, and in the case of the Faero islands, perhaps you even go with smaller blades, so you can pull the oars up of the water, turn them around easily so the wind won't catch them so easily, move them forwards and down into the water again. And while this is something that did change quite a bit over the years, I don't think holes where used for the oars... There's a few different approaches I know of for ships in my region at later dates. But think two round pieces of wood stuck into the wood below and a flat piece of wood underneath the oar is one way to do it, and that way the wear and tear from the oars won't translate to wear and tear on the ship that can't be easily replacable. So while you can't really move the end in the water fast enough to avoid a incomming ship you could lift your own end up out of where they're lying (not sure about the english word for this), change the angle so it can move faster through the water and simply let the enemy ship push the oar backwards/forwards along the ship side while doing your best not to lose the oar overboard. At least that's how I imagine you'd do it... Of course that might be a bit tough to do while there's a angry guy with a sword standing there right next to you in the neighbouring ship that might cut you down while you're trying to keep that oar in your hands...
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