ABSTRACT
In the full hulc pattern, as seen in some representations of medieval European hulcs (Greenhill, 1995A: 250-255; figs 319 and 323; 2000), all lower strakes rise towards both ends of the vessel so that they terminate, not at a post, but at a level or angled surface, well above the waterline. In this configuration, the first strake on each side runs (almost) the full curved length of the vessel. All other strakes of this nature are shorter in length and do not approach the post. Further strakes, running the full length of the vessel, may be fitted above these lower strakes, sealing off, as it were, their ends.
