Interesting read, Viking SunStone.

[dwardo]

Hi all,

The link below is an interesting read about the viking sunstones used for navigation.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20052-vikings-crystal-clear-method-of-navigation.html

 

[Ape_Ogre]

Cheers for the link Dwardo, found it very interesting.

 

[JohnC]

I'm sure I remember Wayland showing a piece of crystal at a meet describing its use like this, intresting read

 

[Wayland]

It's mentioned in some of the old saga sources.

I'm not sure I'd trust my life to it but it's probably a good way to calm a nervous crew.