On Northern Waters: The Story of a Boat
Four experienced boatbuilders join forces in building a clinkboat of the type that was once predominant in the Breidafjord Bay archipelago in the West of Iceland. In this film the history and craft of the North European clinkboat, and its many local variations, is examined with the help of historians and boatbuilders in Iceland and other Nordic countries.
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On Northern Waters: The Story of a Boat
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 21, 2011
Runtime
0h 57m
Original Title
Súðbyrðingur: Saga báts
Director
Ásdís Thoroddsen
Description
Four experienced boatbuilders join forces in building a clinkboat of the type that was once predominant in the Breidafjord Bay archipelago in the West of Iceland. In this film the history and craft of the North European clinkboat, and its many local variations, is examined with the help of historians and boatbuilders in Iceland and other Nordic countries.
