Beside famous architecture like the Viking long houses or the Viking trelleborgs, the Vikings also had the boat house or boathouse (naust) for their boats. Obviously, with the help of boats, the Vikings could reach their glory. That’s why I call Viking boats Viking souls. Below are some interesting things about the Viking boat house. …
The Vikings had a tradition of burying the deceased with grave goods. As they believed that the deceased would carry on their afterlife. And grave goods were a way to pay tribute to the deceased ones. Thanks to this tradition, we now have many Viking grave goods artifacts to observe. In this blog post, we …
If you are a Viking enthusiast, chances are that you might hear about Oseberg burial mound. Back to the 20th century, the archaeologists discovered the Oseberg mound. It consisted of a luxurious grave, a Viking ship, and many luxurious grave goods. The Ship What strikes us the most must be the Oseberg Viking ship. The …
In the Viking Age, ship played an important part. They were not only majestic in the appearance but also powerful in the vast ocean. Long gone the Viking Age yet many of Viking ship remnants are still with us. In this blog post, we discuss three Viking ships found in Vestfold, Norway, making this place …
Without ships, Viking Age would not have been the same. Viking ships now become not only the symbol of Viking glory but also the inspiration and awe for the offspring. With the inspiration and desire to depict the Viking Age in this modern world again, a group of insightful started constructing Draken Harald Fairhair – …
The archaeologists have scanned a site in Østfold, Norway with a hi-tech radar. Nothing much have been found until the footage of a 20-metre ship below the surface. Indeed, it is a Viking ship burial lying 50cm under the earth. What is different in this Viking ship burial is that the imposing mound once covering …
The Vikings fascinated us with their great shipbuilding skills. And the stories surrounding the Viking ships fascinated us even more. Many Viking ship excavations turned out to be the burial site. One uncommon excavation of Viking ship was that of Skuldelev Ships. Not only were there 5 ships that the archaeologists could find in the …
The Viking Tune ship is now on display in the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo, Norway. This is the first Viking ship that the archaeologists excavated in 1867. By far, it has become one of the best preserved Viking ships in the world. The heavy-handed and unprofessional excavation It was during the time that the …
“Viking” was her name, the first Viking ship replica. It is the replica of the Gokstad ship which was the largest preserved Viking ship in Norway. This replica first set sail in 1893 to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The story began by sons of the owner of Gokstad farm Gokstad was a farmland full of …
By far, there have been 13 ships have been found in Northern Europe. Among them are three famous Viking ships on display for the public eye. In the past, it was those ships that carried the Vikings across the high waves and carried the dead to the land of afterlife. After all, those ships set …