Which performance limit was encountered when Viking longships enlarged their sails?

💡 Explanation

Enlarged sails increased tension on the rigging ropes, leading to progressive rope creep. Rope creep caused irreversible stretching under sustained load causing sail inefficiency: therefore, sail size was limited by the rope construction, rather than just sailcloth tensile strength.

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