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← HistoryWhich increased navigational risk faced Viking longships failing to properly apply the 'beitiáss'?
A)Uncontrollable alteration of the sail shape✓
B)Reduced food caches remained serviceable
C)Increased chance of hull splintering
D)Crew mutiny more frequently materialized
💡 Explanation
Using 'beitiáss' adjusted the sail's curvature; failure could bring uncontrollable form alteration because its mechanism induced skewed wind capture driving unintended course changes; therefore shape control declined rather than structural or interpersonal faults.
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