Large double-ended rowing boats called balyngers were used in peace to fend off raids by the pirates who came to infest the Channel and other coastal waters.
Ezinkulu ngokuphindiweyo ukuphela ukubheqa inqanawa zibizwa nbokuba zibhayilanigesi zisetyenziswa kuxolo ukwenzela ukulungisa ngaphandle kohlaselo lomphangi wolwandle oweza kuzaliswa kwimijelo kunye nakumanxweme amanzi.