To: wideawake
I seem to recall that that is what gave the vikings the edge for so long. Seaworthy ships that could still sail/row up shallow rivers and get behind a city's main coastal defenses.
14 posted on
01/29/2007 10:34:25 AM PST by
geopyg
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To: geopyg
I also recall that usually they could move/carry the boats over land for short distances etc.
16 posted on
01/29/2007 10:58:31 AM PST by
najida
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