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The Oseberg ship (Norwegian: Osebergskipet) is a well-preserved Viking ship discovered in a large burial mound at the Oseberg farm near Tønsberg in Vestfold county, Norway. This ship is commonly acknowledged to be among the finest artifacts to have survived from the Viking Age .
The Salme ships are two clinker-built ships of Scandinavian origin discovered in 2008 and 2010 near the village of Salme on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia.Both ships were used for ship burials here around AD 700–750 in the Nordic Iron Age and contained the remains of 41 warriors killed in battle, as well as 6 dogs, 2 hunting hawks and numerous weapons and other artifacts.
An American archeologist has died after a Viking ship replica capsized off Norway, authorities said. A crew of six people sailed on the open boat, called Naddodd, across the North Atlantic from ...
The Hedeby 1 ship lasted for about 10–20 years, having been used fairly frequently as told by the wear and tear found on the ship. During the time of its life Hedeby was flourishing as a trading town It eventually met its end sometime between the years 990 and 1010 as it was used as a fire ship (a large wooden vessel set on fire to be used ...
Archaeologists using ground-penetrating radar also found what appears to be a number of graves, notes Gizmodo. Ancient Viking ship found buried just 20 inches below ground on Norwegian farmland ...
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Lindholm Høje. Bække, Denmark. 800 m north of Bække there is a 45 m (148 ft) ship which dates to the Viking Age.; Jelling stone ship.Under the southern mound in Jelling, Denmark, which is associated with Queen Thyra, remains of a giant Viking Age stone ship have been found, by far the largest known: either 170 or 354 m (558 or 1,161 ft).
One woman died and five other people were rescued after a replica of a Viking ship capsized off Norway's west coast overnight, authorities said Wednesday.. Police said a woman was found dead in ...