Freydis. by blinkings
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Freydis Eiriksdottir Greenland circa 975
Freydis was the illegitimate daughter of Erik The Red, and half sister of Leif Eriksson. Married very young to a wealthy but apparently weak man called Thorvard she became a brave, if brutal, warrior and would accompany her husband on his sailing expeditions. No pleasant cruise around the Med, however; these were expeditions to trade goods and take land.
In 1004 she and her husband set off on a three year expedition to Vinland (part of North America). It was a harsh journey with violent storms and lack of decent food. At one point, Freydis was pregnant when a fight broke out between the Vikings and the locals. The Vikings had brought with them some goods to trade, including milk and dairy products. Having never eaten dairy before, the Vinlanders were struck down with a sudden bout of lactose intolerance. Assuming that the Vikings had tried to poison them, the natives attacked the crew who promptly fled, leaving heavily pregnant Freydis to fend for herself because she was so slow. As they ran back to the ships, Freydis fell over and by the time she had recovered, her loyal caring crew were back at the ships and hurriedly setting sail, and the natives were almost upon her. Picking up a sword which one of the Vikings had dropped in his hurry to run like a girl, Freydis turned to face her pursuers, baring her breast, beating her chest, waving her sword, and letting out a fearsome battle cry. The angry natives screeched to a halt, stared in amazement for a few seconds and then turned tail and ran for the hills. It is not known whether it was the sight of a pregnant she-devil with a sword, or the naked breast which scared them the most.
This was her boat........nah not really!!
Comments (17)
bmac62
Quite a story Andrew! Would make a good one act play:) Do like this colorful boat made all the better with a classic name.
Inspired_Art
LOL. I've always wanted a sailboat...didn't really care if it was an actual one, or a remote control sailboat.
netot
Great history! Could be a great render!! I could imagine what she did to her "loyal caring crew" later. The photo is great. I like the color POV and DOF. The boat has a funny appearance.Mounted on the trailer, that has these wheels mounted on long tubes, it looks like a heron or a three-legged flamingo.
junge1
Beautiful yacht and a fantastic story Andrew!
durleybeachbum
What a yarn!! Brilliant! Also explains the US fear of nipples.
jayfar
She certainly 'nipped' that attack in the bud! Why the boat so high, are they expecting a flood????
BIPOLARTWO
Brilliant yarn--The boat is probably so high to allow them to work on it standing up.
Pagrin
A tale worthy of the song, as they say. Nicely done, very nicely done indeed.
bullsnook
wicked story, would love to see some one do a photo representation of the beach scene
debbielove
Yeah! Great film! Lets make it.. Now, who can be Freydis?? Mmmmm? Super photo, boats a bit far from Brighton though ;-) Only kidding... lol Rob
Faemike55
Very cool story and great photo
pat40
Great Image &story,
kgb224
Stunning capture and a wonderful story my friend. God Bless.
beachzz
What a great story; she ROCKS!!!
sharky_
Not an easy boat to launch... Aloha
cfulton
In for a bit of tlc - great for shallow water given the centre-board/keel which is retractable. Thanks for the history behind her name, Clive
danapommet
Interesting boat storage rack. Fantastic narrative Andrew.