07/10/2026
🐋 Did you know?
The Newport Medieval Ship was one of the great merchant vessels of its time. Ships like this were the largest, most complex and most expensive machines of the medieval world, making them both valuable investments and powerful status symbols.
A crew of around 40 sailors and 20 merchants would have needed huge amounts of food and fresh water. Even on a two-week voyage, the weight of the people and their provisions could total almost 12.5 tonnes. But that was just the beginning. Archaeologists estimate the ship could have carried up to 174.5 tonnes of cargo. That's roughly the weight of a blue whale, the largest animal on Earth. Pop along on Fridays and Saturdays until the 31st October to find out more interesting facts and stories about our medieval ship.
🐋 Wyddoch Chi?
Llong Ganoloesol Casnewydd oedd un o longau masnach mawr ei chyfnod. Llongau fel hyn oedd peiriannau mwyaf, mwyaf cymhleth a drutaf y byd canoloesol, gan eu gwneud yn fuddsoddiadau gwerthfawr a symbolau statws pwerus.
Byddai criw o tua 40 o forwyr ac 20 masnachwr wedi bod angen llawer iawn o fwyd a dŵr croyw. Hyd yn oed ar fordaith bythefnos, gallai pwysau'r bobl a'u darpariaethau gyfanswm o bron i 12.5 tunnell.
Ond dim ond y dechrau oedd hynny. Mae archeolegwyr yn amcangyfrif y gallai'r llong fod wedi cario hyd at 174.5 tunnell o gargo. Dyna bwysau morfil glas yn fras, yr anifail mwyaf ar y Ddaear. Galwch draw ar ddyddiau Gwener a dyddiau Sadwrn tan y 31 o Hydref i ddarganfod mwy o ffeithiau a straeon diddorol am ein llong ganoloesol.
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