Viking Ship Museum
Our first stop on Saturday in Oslo was the Viking Ship Museum. It is located in Bygdøy in Oslo.
Truthfully, I am not sure we would have gone to this museum, but it opened at 9 AM, whereas most of the other museums in Oslo opened at 10. We were able to go since it was that earlier slot. I sure was happy we did.
The museum has fantastically preserved Viking ships. They were found in burial mounds. The Gokstad ship is suspected to be a true war ship. It was a more robust, well created ship, more sea-worthy. This ship was the burial site for a wealthy man, suspected to be chieftan or war hero, who died in battle.
The Oseberg ship was suspected to be for more ceremonial in use, for more processionals and most likely not used in the open sea.
As you can see, it is also more decorative than the other one with exquisite carvings. This ship held the bodies of two women. It is unclear why they were given such a magnificent burial, but they were definitely women of high rank.
The first ship, the Tune ship, that was found in a burial mound was not as well preserved as these two ships. That being said, it is still considered one of the best preserved that exists.
This museum also had a number of restored treasures that were found within the ships including fabric and other artifacts. Unfortunately, we were not allowed to take photos of those given their delicate state.
Either way, this should be a stop on everyone's list in Norway. To be able to see the scale and details of these epic war ships helped put the Viking story in context.
According to my husband, this museum was "fucking cool," very high praise from him!
Time in museum: 40 minutes
Times visited: 1
Overall: A
Truthfully, I am not sure we would have gone to this museum, but it opened at 9 AM, whereas most of the other museums in Oslo opened at 10. We were able to go since it was that earlier slot. I sure was happy we did.
The museum has fantastically preserved Viking ships. They were found in burial mounds. The Gokstad ship is suspected to be a true war ship. It was a more robust, well created ship, more sea-worthy. This ship was the burial site for a wealthy man, suspected to be chieftan or war hero, who died in battle.
As you can see, it is also more decorative than the other one with exquisite carvings. This ship held the bodies of two women. It is unclear why they were given such a magnificent burial, but they were definitely women of high rank.
The first ship, the Tune ship, that was found in a burial mound was not as well preserved as these two ships. That being said, it is still considered one of the best preserved that exists.
This museum also had a number of restored treasures that were found within the ships including fabric and other artifacts. Unfortunately, we were not allowed to take photos of those given their delicate state.
Either way, this should be a stop on everyone's list in Norway. To be able to see the scale and details of these epic war ships helped put the Viking story in context.
According to my husband, this museum was "fucking cool," very high praise from him!
Time in museum: 40 minutes
Times visited: 1
Overall: A
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