Editing Samsø (section)

===Kanhave canal===
A canal was dug across the island at its narrowest place. The canal was about 500 m long and 11 m wide and could in its time be navigated by vessels with a [[Draft (hull)|draught]] of up to 1 m. It was dug and clad with wooden linings in the years 726-729 AD; the last part of the Scandinavian [[Iron Age Scandinavia|Iron Age]]. Kanhave canal is one of the largest known engineering projects of the [[Vikings]] and it is a sign of the centralized power of the time. Kanhave canal is thought of as instrumental to dominating the sea of [[Kattegat]]. There are plans to dig out the canal again.<ref>[https://fortidsmindeguide.dk/lokaliteter/vikingetid/kanhave-kanal Kanhave vikingage canal across Samsø] Danske Fortidsminder (Denmark's Cultural-heritage Association) {{in lang|da}}</ref>