The record that Bjornsson broke comes from the Icelandic legend of viking Orm Storulfsson, who it was said carried the mast of a ship with the same specifications for three steps. In the legend ...

The top of the Gokstad ship’s stems didn’t survive ... Crossbeams, knees (curved joints), and other frame components provided further reinforcement, and the mast fish was added.

KINGSTON UPON HULL, UK - A pioneering rigid shipping mast has set off on its first journey, harnessing the wind to propel a cargo ship from England to Canada and using less fuel to help reduce ...