- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: White Horse Press (1 Dec 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1874267308
- ISBN-13: 978-1874267300
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,332,133 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Northern Mariner
'MacAulay's book is strongly marked by his love of his country, its landscape, its people, and its boats. That certainly does him credit. And so does the pragmatic piece of advivce that completes his conclusion: "Never be long upon the sea in autumn by your own will."'
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This is a study of the longships used by the lords of the Hebridean islands, describing the high degree of perfection achieved by the early shipwrights who fashioned the ships of carved wood in meticulous detail. The birlinns were used for the transport of men, great sea battles and clan feuds and raids. The birlinn is best known in its stylized form as a device used on crests and coats-of-arms, as a heraldic "galley". The book traces the evolution of the birlinn from the Viking longship, using the author's technical knowledge and the oral traditions of the islands to cast light on the practical skills which created these fabled vessels.
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