Every Medieval Ship Explained. Part 1

Viking longships, Hanseatic cogs, Venetian galleys, Portuguese caravels and Spanish galleons — 20 types of ships that carried the trade, wars and great discoveries of the Middle Ages. How the Byzantines burned the Arab fleet with Greek fire. Why Arab ships were built without a single nail. How knights rode ashore straight out of a horse transport’s hold. Why the famous Bremen cog never once set sail. And whether the Korean “turtle ship” was really made of iron. This is part one — in part two we’ll cover the remaining ship types. #middleages #ships #history