Faering

Faering

A faering is an open rowboat with two pairs of oars, commonly found in most boat-building traditions in western and northern Scandinavia. The word "faering" comes from the Norse word "færing", literally meaning "four-ing", and referring to the number of oars.

This type of boat, with two or more pairs of oars, has a long history in western Scandinavia. The small boats found with the 9th century Gokstad ship resemble boats still used in western and northern Norway, and testify to a long tradition of boat building.


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