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18 mag 2024 · In the 18th and 19th century, crafts became a popular pastime for British Navy and Royal Marines sailors during long periods away from home. Alongside other nautical arts such as wood carving, scrimshaw and rope work, woolworks are a type of folk art that showed off the sailor’s meticulous needlework skills (an essential requirement for any seafaring occupation!), as well as being a charming ...
13 mag 2024 · A legendary sea monster from Scandinavian folklore, the Kraken is said to be an enormous squid-like creature that terrorizes sailors. Was the Kraken ever real, or merely a legend rooted in fears of the unknown?
14 mag 2024 · The lyrics of the song speak of the challenges faced by sailors and the changing nature of their profession. The opening lines paint a vivid picture of the hardships associated with being a sailor, as passed down through generations.
- Bradley Kelley
4 mag 2024 · The lyrics take us on a journey through the ups and downs of a sailor’s existence, highlighting the hardships and temptations that come with a life at sea. The song begins by painting a picture of a “dirty town” that the sailor calls home when he’s not sailing.
- Hazel Harvey
6 mag 2024 · History | May 6, 2024. Why the Wartime Rescue of the Survivors of a British Shipwreck Ended in Betrayal. In 1813, an American sealing vessel, the “Nanina,” promised to save the crew and passengers...
16 mag 2024 · The Journey Begins. The song “Tale of The Shadow” by Sail North takes listeners on a thrilling journey across the vast and treacherous ocean. As the lyrics unfold, we are introduced to a ghostly galleon known as The Shadow, and the brave, defiant sailors who attempt to tame her.
19 mag 2024 · Normandy: The Sailors’ Story. A Naval History of D-Day and the Battle for France. Back in the April issue, we quoted a passage from The D-Day Atlas by Charles Messenger that read: “There have been literally millions of words written on D-Day and the subsequent campaign.”. That much is certainly true, yet even after more than 80 years ...
