A Viking Longship in 'The Odyssey'? It's a Case of History Meets Hollywood
Nolan chose a real, sail-capable longship to give the Homer's epic adaptation practical spectacle, with 100 rowers coordinating at sea, crew members said.
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A Viking longship in 'The Odyssey'? A case of history meets Hollywood
A Viking longship in 'The Odyssey'? It's a case of history meets Hollywood
Look to director Christopher Nolan, and his obsession with bringing spectacle to life with real props, real scenes. But also credit a team of Norwegian shipwrights and sailors who built a vessel that speaks to both history and Hollywood. With its tar-soaked rigging, creaking oak deck and 50 spruce oars, Draken Harald Harfagre is the largest modern replica of a Viking ship. It mattered little that it had to drop its Scandinavian roots for Greek …
The ship that Odysseus traveled on in Nolan's "Odyssey" is not Mycenaean. It is a Viking ship, the Draken Harald Hårfagre. A modern working replica Viking longship. ... More
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