Posted: April 1, 2009
This is the starboard side of the previous picture. The paint scheme on this (and the other ship) was based on a couple of things. Firstly, longships were reported as being colourful by historians. Most people opt for the wood colouring because that is what we see a lot of today in illustrations and reconstructions. I wanted colour, and so I was inspired by the recent voyage of the Sea Stallion and went with a red and blue look. Also, I had a lot of fun with the shields... Note that a ship with its crew out raiding wouldn't typically have shields on it, as they would be in use. But I imagine that this ship was fairly successful, and so they had stolen a second set!