In December 2021, the United Nations’ cultural agency, UNESCO, inscribed the Nordic “clinker boats” to its Heritage List.<\/p>\n
Highlights:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n For thousands of years, wooden sailboats have allowed northern Europeans to spread influence, trade, and even conflict across continents and seas.<\/p>\n The UNESCO designation was requested jointly by Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Sweden, and Norway.<\/p>\n The term “clinker” is said to refer to the way the building’s wooden boards were attached.<\/p>\n The use of overlapping longitudinal hardwood hull planks distinguishes wooden clinker boats.<\/p>\n These planks are held together by stitched or riveted seams. Internally, boats are fortified with additional wooden components, particularly tall oak trees.<\/p>\n Gaps are filled with a mixture of tar or tallow, animal hair, moss, and wool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"