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Thank you, Rob!

Not really at hand, no.

I'm sorry to say I've already wasted more time here than my preparations for the convention allows... But I really wanted to get the next part of Johan's adventures posted.

Boarding axes were quite useful. They could be used for more than just fighting.

And perhaps old viking traditions die hard...

A picture of a båtsman by the way...

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I saw that google translate gives it as boatswain, but the term högbåtsman was up until 1823 an nco for the båtsman, which was a marine. I'd say högbåtman would rather be a sergeant of the marines at...

The heavy frigate HMS Venus was sailing along the northern coast of Harjumaa of Estland or Eesti as the locals called it. That coast had been part of Russia for 60 years, but few in Sweden really...