04 September 2008

The Greystone Viking Ship

The New Plymouth Harveys (Joaanne, Steve and Thomas) gave Evan a Viking ship with sail, oars and rudder when they were down for Sammo's knees-up!

It now hangs in the library at Greystone and is a superb gift. It symbolises very effectively both the Morch Danish and the Harvey Maori heritages. It hangs opposite Te Rangi Hiroa's (Sir Peter Buck) book entitled "Vikings of the Sunrise." The NZ Maori and the Vikings were both intrepid sailors.

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