Study Examines Ship Artillery From Europe's Age of Exploration - Archaeology Magazine

Study Examines Ship Artillery from Europe's Age of Exploration - Archaeology Magazine

Oak beds of artillery pieces recovered from the Gribshunden wreck LUND, SWEDEN—Recent research into the famous wreck of the Danish-Norwegian ship Gribshunden has revealed new details about the artillery and armament of medieval seagoing vessels, according to a statement released by Lund University. Gribshunden was built in the 1480s and became the royal flagship of King Hans of Denmark and Norway. The monarch used the vessel much like a floating…

Medieval Artillery Components Discovered in the Baltic Sea Shed Light on the Colonization of the Americas

At the hinge of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Europe sees new types of powers rise, built as much on prestige as on military technology. While the southern kingdoms set out to conquer the globe, some sovereigns of the North bet on other forms of supremacy. In this tense and abundant context, the emergence of medieval artillery on board a warship as massive as sophisticated reveals a very different, but just as strategic ambition. Conquest…

Medieval Warship Reveals Secrets of Shipboard Artillery

New research on the medieval warship Gribshunden reveals its powerful artillery, offering insights into naval technology at the dawn of exploration.