Selim Rumi Civralı

Selim Rumi Civralı

Biography

Illustrator and founder of Civrali Studio.

A graduate of Istanbul University's Department of Radio, Television and Cinema (2012), he earned his Master’s degree in Political Science from Yıldız Technical University in 2019.

His thesis examined the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union in sport and propaganda through the lens of Carl von Clausewitz’s culminating point theory. His work mainly focuses on military history, experimental archaeology, and the politics of sport.

He is the creator of the Rebuilding Hardrada documentary project, an ongoing work that explores the transformation of naval knowledge and shipbuilding practices through the experience of Harald Hardrada.

Books: Athletic Politics: Sport and Ideology (2020), Moscow ’80: The Culminating Point of the Cold War (2021).

Education

  • BA Radio, Television & Cinema / Istanbul University
  • MA Political Science / Yildiz Technical University

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Viking Ship Construction
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Viking Ship Construction - A Step-by-step Visual Guide

In this gallery of 30 illustrations, we present the stages and techniques required to build the...
Birth of the Ship
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Birth of the Ship - Viking Ship Construction 30

In the end, the Viking ship was born through the successive joining of wood, iron, wool, tar, oil, and...
Final Caulking Check
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Final Caulking Check - Viking Ship Construction 29

When the hull of a Viking ship had been fully closed, the caulking line was checked again, and weak...
Rivet Production
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Rivet Production - Viking Ship Production 28

Even a small Viking boat required hundreds of rivets, while a large Viking longship needed thousands. Shipbuilding...
The Clinker Overlap
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The Clinker Overlap - Viking Ship Construction 27

In the clinker system of a Viking ship, each new plank overlapped the one below. This overlap acted...
Shaping the Land
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Shaping the Land - Viking Ship Construction 26

The edges where the planks overlapped on a Viking ship were not left random. The contact surfaces, called...
Protective Tar Coating
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Protective Tar Coating - Viking Ship Construction 25

In Viking shipbuilding, tar served not only to cover the fibre between the planks but also gave the...
Wool Caulking
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Wool Caulking - Viking Ship Construction 24

Before the overlap surfaces were closed on a Viking ship, a tarred three-ply wool cord was placed between...
Test Fitting the Planks
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Test Fitting the Planks - Viking Ship Construction 23

Each new plank for a Viking ship was not fastened permanently at once but was first tested and clamped...
Working Green Wood
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Working Green Wood - Viking Ship Construction 22

The Viking ship builders did not wait for the wood to dry, as other timber for other purposes was left...
Planning the Timber Use
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Planning the Timber Use - Viking Ship Construction 21

As the rough boards were prepared, it became clear which pieces would serve for the Viking ship's...
The Builder’s Eye
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The Builder’s Eye - Viking Ship Construction 20

The Viking building tradition relied more on the shipbuilder’s eye than on an obsession with rulers. Correct...
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