The Oseberg ship is on display in the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo. Built of oak around A.D. 820, the craft is especially noteworthy for its spiral-shaped prow, carved in the form of a serpent’s head.

While both Sweden and Denmark have Viking Age heritage sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, Norway does not. 'That's a bit ...

Tree-ring dating of timbers from the grave placed the Oseberg ship burial at around A.D. 834. Inside the main burial chamber, excavators discovered fragments of a tapestry that, when reconstructed ...

A 1904 photograph shows the excavation of a Viking ship burial in Oseberg, Norway. The 71-foot-long vessel dating to A.D. 834 contained the remains of two women and an abundance of extraordinary ...

The buried longship at Gjellestad would have looked like this famous Oseberg ship on display in Oslo Pyramids, castles, palaces: symbols of power and status have taken many forms down the ages ...

The Oseberg ship at a museum in Oslo. ... The 70-foot Oseberg and the 78-foot Gokstad were immediately recognized as historic discoveries when they were found, ...

Among significant viking archaeological discoveries is the Oseberg ship, one of the best-preserved Viking ships in the world, measuring 22 meters in length and 5 meters in width. This impressive ...

Shetelig had already discovered the nearby Grønhaug ship burial from A.D. 795, and co-directed the excavation of the famous Oseberg ship burial, from 834, in the southeastern part of Norway. Sign ...

An intact Viking ship burial held riches—and a surprising mystery. When a massive longship was unearthed in Norway more than 100 years ago, its occupants were expected to be powerful men.

It was in this part of Norway that the famous Oseberg Ship was discovered in a burial mound in 1903. The ship was built around the year 820, and Moen and Aksnes wanted to make a historical connection.

Tree-ring dating of timbers from the grave placed the Oseberg ship burial at around A.D. 834. Inside the main burial chamber, excavators discovered fragments of a tapestry that, when reconstructed ...