Greater Travels?

As the Nytlanders traded with nations across Miðgarðr, first with the Griefwalder, then with the Guamorians, and finally with the deal secured with the Misalir, the desire to meet new peoples and find untold riches only skyrocketed. However, the rough Expanse that separated the lands of Miðgarðr caused the local ships used to crash against the currents and in most cases, gone completely off course. The ship-builders of Nytlande continued to experiment with different courses of action to ensure that the ships sent out into the Expanse could actually be serviceable. First, they tried to just rope everything together, which didn't work as soon as they were sent out to sea. Second, they tried to just get everyone to hold it together while they sailed, also didn't work due to the fact that people aren't that strong. Thirdly, the geniuses of Nytlande prayed to the gods to ensure that they would land safely, funnily enough, they crashed and sunk.

Now, a local shipbuilder in the south of Nytlande, Guamorian by birth, decided to not be an idiot and actually figure out how to make a serviceable boat. Using his background as a Guamorian (see: smart), the man, known as 'Hjort', decided to overlap the planks to ensure a stable ship. The overlap planks were riveted down with copper to ensure that they would not break apart as they reached the choppy seas. Once the ship has been built, timbers are steam-bent to fit the inside of the ship, mainly he used oak, ash, or elm. He also experimented with sawn frames and various other techniques. As well as copper rivets, Hjort also placed iron nails inside the boat, bent over in a form of a hook. A term he called "turnin'-em-over". These new ships, which he so gracefully named 'Hjort Boats', started to be used as trading vessels, mainly to the north in Griefwalder.

It wasn't long before this new form of building ships became commonplace across Nytlande, Hjort was raised to a þegnaz and given large estates in the south, creating a distinct village under the rule of the Guamorian-Nytlander hybrid. Many ship-builders came to him to learn the art and he quickly became rich as people begun to pay him for lessons. The 'Hjort' method begun to be advertised by city callers and by various fishermen, Hjort quickly gained reputation as the smartest man in Nytlande, something that insulted the ''smart people of Nytlande'', also known as the Priests. It wasn't long before the Priests of Nytlande started to discriminate against Hjort, calling him a traitor and a monster who hated Nytlande, this was largely ignored but all it took was one Zealot to break into his house, and kill him. After the death of Hjort, the 'Hjort' method turned into the 'Floki' method, after a Priest who "Figured out the secret" (aka, stole the writings of Hjort). Floki quickly (with the help of the Priests) spread the method and ensured that the ships would be prayed over before sending them out. When the ships didn't break down, they praised the Priests for saving their trade (even though Hjort created the method).

Submitted March 26, 2019 at 01:19PM by FZVIC https://ift.tt/2YqcTGV