TIL Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl set out to prove that ancient Egyptians could have crossed the Atlantic by boat. Thor left Morocco in a papyrus boat which was lost for a time and the subject to a UN search and rescue. However, the Ra II arrived in Barbados 57 days after its launch in 1970. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoβ¦
Not sure if this was ever pointed out here, but Christopher Heyerdahl (Todd the Wraith) has a cousin named Thor
I tried searching to see if this unimportant but fun little piece of trivia had ever been pointed out here, but didn't find it if it has. Anyways, Christopher has a "first cousin once removed" whose name is Thor Heyerdahl (or rather 'had', as Thor, who was a Norwegian explorer and ethnographer, passed away in 2002)
I apologize if this has in fact been brought up but I just found it a quirky and kinda cool little fact.
Thor Heyerdahl started his journey with Erik Hesselberg to proof that the south pazific could be populated by natives from south america (1947)
HNoMS Maud, a logistics ship based on the Tide class tanker, and HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl a Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate of the Royal Norwegian Navy [1392x920]
HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl and HMS Lancaster conducting joint allied winter training in Northern Norway, 6th April 2021. [3000x2000]
HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl and HMS Lancaster conduct joint Allied winter exercise in Northern Norway.[3000 Γ 2000]
TIL Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl set out to prove that ancient Egyptians could have crossed the Atlantic by boat. Thor left Morocco in a papyrus boat which was lost for a time and the subject to a UN search and rescue. However, the Ra II arrived in Barbados 57 days after its launch in 1970. reddit.com/r/todayilearneβ¦
TIL of Thor Heyerdahl who sailed from South America to Polynesia in a hand-built homemade raft to prove that ancient humans could've reached South America via Australia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoβ¦
Norway agreed on Thursday to hand back thousands of artefacts removed from Easter Island by the explorer Thor Heyerdahl during his trans-Pacific raft expeditions in the 1950s. thelocal.no/20190330/norwβ¦
[2400x1600] On this day ten years ago the frigate HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl was delivered to the Royal Norwegian Navy. This was the fifth and final ship of the Nansen-class frigates.
TIL of Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian adventurer and scientist, who became notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km (5,000 mi) across the Pacific Ocean in a hand-built raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands to prove the Ancients could've accomplished this too. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoβ¦
Kon-Tiki expeditionβs map. Thor heyerdahl, with his balsa wood raft, for 4,300 miles to show that Polynesia could have been colonised from South America rather than Asia as commonly thought.
Colorized photo of the Kon-Tiki, a raft built by Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl in an attempt to prove that pre-Columbian South Americans could reach Polynesia. He succeeded. [1,024 Γ 768]1947
Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki expedition was supplied by the US Army. Why?
Did the US stand to gain something from proof of South American settlement of Polynesia? Norway has a rich tradition of maritime exploration, so why not just tell this strange fellow to go away and ask his own countrymen for help?
For clarification, I've read the book, seen the 1950 and 2012 movies, and even been to the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo, so I know the basic facts, but despite all that, I have yet to find a good history book from a reputable press about the Kon-Tiki expedition. Part of that, I suppose, is that Heyerdahl's anthropological work and historical conclusions seem... poorly supported, at best, and it's not really worth the effort to write about that anymore. But that doesn't really explain why people don't seem to write histories of the Kon-Tiki expedition as a historical event. But that's a digression.
The Kon-Tiki Expedition (2020) - in 1947 writer and adventurer Thor Heyerdahl set out on a trans-Pacific passage on a balsa wood sailing raft named Kon-Tiki, sailing from South America to the Polynesian Islands. [00:02:19] youtu.be/0ZgwiV1AJ_4
Marking 70 years of NATO as HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl is welcomed into the UK Carrier Strike Group for some joint training as they make their way home [1326x2048]
TDIH: August 7, 1947, Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101-day, 7,000 kilometres (4,300 mi) journey across the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to prove that pre-historic peoples could have traveled from South America.
TIL that Thor Heyerdahl stated that ancient people from South America could have settled in Polynesia, but most anthropologists didn't believe him. So in 1947 he built a primitive raft and made the 101-day journey himself. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konβ¦
Thor Heyerdahl found that the greatest exploration is friends we make along the way, like the President of Peru
RFA Tideforce conducts a dual Replenishment at Sea with HMS Northumberland and HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl [1397x844]
This is Haj Madani Ait Ouhani, a Marrakechi who in 1970 sailed from Asfi to Barbados in the Caribbean on a boat made of papyrus (based on an ancient Egyptian design) led by Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl and 5 other guys from around the world. (more info in comments)
TIL about Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer Thor Heyerdahl, who among other things, sailed from the west coast of Africa to Barbados in a papyrus reed boat. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoβ¦
HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl getting tossed around by the Atlantic while conducting RAS approaches. [1235x827]
Thor Heyerdahl with his Kon-Tili raft reall flexed on usπ
Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki Expedition across the Pacific, 1947 [2047 Γ 1459] imgur.com/UTkQV24
A rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) departs the Royal Norwegian Navy Fridjof Nansen-class frigate HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl (F-314) [3722 Γ 2659] navy.mil/management/photoβ¦
Four Ships of Four Navies: U.S. submarine Growler (ex-SSG-577), Belgian frigate Leopold I (F930), Portuguese frigate Dom Francisco de Almeida (F334), and Norwegian frigate HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl (F314) in New York City, August 30, 2019 [OC] [4914 x 3276]
[OC] Royal Norwegian Navy F314 Thor Heyerdahl and sistership F312 Otto Sverdrup, receiving new shift at Trondheim Bay - 15/11-2019 [3648x2736]
TIL Thor Heyerdahl traveled over 4000 miles across the Pacific Ocean in a wooden raft to demonstrate his theory that Polynesians came from South America history.com/news/thor-heyβ¦
Renowned Norwegian Ethnologist Thor Heyerdahl proves Egyptian to American Old World diffusionism possible by sailing a papyrus reed boat from Morocco to the Caribbean (global pyramid culture) history.com/this-day-in-hβ¦
Thor Heyerdahl successfully completes the Kon-Tiki Expedition, Raroia, August 7, 1947.
Commando Merlins of 845 Naval Air Squadron flying over HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl [2048 x 1078]
Colorized photo of the Kon-Tiki, a raft built by Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl in an attempt to prove that pre-Columbian South Americans could reach Polynesia. He succeeded. [1,024 Γ 768]
Thor Heyerdahl hatte doch recht - ArchΓ€ologie derstandard.at/story/2000β¦
Royal Norwegian Navy Fridjof Nansen-class frigate HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl (F-314) transits the Atlantic Ocean [3754 Γ 2681] navy.mil/management/photoβ¦
Auction for First Edition of "Kon-Tiki Across The Pacific by Raft" by Thor Heyerdahl ebth.com/items/10629384-1β¦
