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plied from rowlocks, called '^keips," wliicli name occurs in tJie old sagas: 

 (Fig. 74), consisting of pieces of wood fastened to the gunwale by wooden 

 pegs (in the absence of a gunwale they are fastened to tk^toj) plank 

 by two iron nails), having an oblique prolongation at one e.md and fur- 

 nished with a loop of wickerwork rope or leather, thron^jb which the 

 oar is passed and which prevents its slipping out of the keip while 

 rowing. 



In the Gloppen boat a man had been buried, but his remains could 

 no longer be found, nor are traces of burning sIaowu in the mound nor- 



Fig. 149. 

 SoNDMoRE Boat. 



(nrawiuB m;iile from nio.lel in U. S. National Mnseiim.) 



upon the articles fimnd Avithin the ship, consisting of a double-edged 

 sword, an ax, a spear of elegant form and nine bronze nails, two arrows, 

 knife with worn blade, a large file, frying pan, saucer, three hundred 

 rivets, mostly from 2i to 3.J inches long, some objects of iron whose ap- 

 plication could not be determined. From the location of these articles, 

 and most especially of the sword, which was placed with its point 

 towards the prow of the boat, it is surmised that the body had been 

 placed there with the feet in the same direction and therefore corre- 

 sponding to the positions found in other mounds. 



The Botley War-ship. — On the banks of the small river, the Plamble, 

 which falls into Southampton water, about 2J miles from Both^y, and 

 about 2 miles inland above Bursloan bridge, which carries the main 

 road from Southamjiton to Portsmouth over the river, at a place which 

 has been inaccessible for ships for centuries, an ancient vessel of large 

 size was discovered in 1875. 



