Which maintenance outcome directly affected structural integrity of Viking longships that resulted from halyard rope rot?

💡 Explanation

Unmaintained halyard rope allowed excessive mast flexing, imposing torsion; this led to reduced cohesion via cyclic fatigue. Therefore, mast shear stresses increased, rather than only affecting sail trimming or simple hull flexing increase directly without load mismanagement, because primary load paths shifted.

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