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Rope and Cordage

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Rope was generally made from whatever stout, flexible fibre was available locally [WALTON ROGERS 1997:p.1719]. Roesdahl says that the remains of ropes and nets that have been found are always made of bast. For example of the 291 pieces of bast rope and netting at Hedeby 85% were oak, 13% lime, 1% willow and 1% other trees [ROESDAHL 1982:p.100]. Of the 6 oak bast fragments found in the harbour at Hedeby most were plied but one was plaited [HAGG 1984:p.262 ff].<br>
In the settlement at Hedeby three cords made from other material were found:<br>
== References ==
<nocite>{{Ref|Arge 2008}}ARGE2008{{Ref|Hagg 1984}}HAGG1984{{Ref|Hagg 1991}}HAGG1991{{Ref|Roesdahl 1982}}ROESDAHL1982{{Ref|Walton 1989}}WALTON1989{{Ref|Walton Rogers 1997}}WALTON1997ZACHRISSON2008</nocite><biblio force=false>#[[Template:Bib]]</biblio>{{Ref|Zachrisson 2008}}
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