Poster depicting the planned route and background to the Manx Millennium Viking voyage of replica longship Odin's Raven from Norway to the Isle of Man, 1979
Date(s): 1979
Creator(s): unknown
Scope & Content: Pictorial depiction of the intended route with land silhouetted in black on a light blue background. Handwritten text supplies voyage details, noting that Odin's Raven is expected to arrive in Peel on 4 July 1979. Bears the logo of the Millennium of Tynwald.
The text explains the context of the voyage of this replica vessel, a scaled down version of the Gokstad ship built at Onsoy, near Oslo, Norway. The route from Trondheim, Norway departing 27 May 1979 takes in the Shetland and Orkney Islands, arriving in Peel the day before the Millennium celebrations of Tywald Day 1979 in the Isle of Man, a legacy of Norse rule in the Isle of Man.
The poster is signed by five crewmembers. The crew was made up of eleven from the Isle of Man and five from Norway.
Language: eng
Extent: 59 x 41 cm
Item name: poster
Collection: Print & Poster Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: P.6509/1
Record class: Private
Subject tags : #allatsea