They found the hull of a Viking ship buried in a Norwegian park

March 26, 2019

There are seven hulls of Viking ships known in Europe. At the time, they used to bury kings and rulers, whose remains were inside ships taken to shore and buried.

The hull of the ship is buried in a park southeast of Oslo, in the fields and forests of Vestfold. The region has already given the world many remnants of Viking.

Although archaeologists have not been able to determine with certainty the object found, it is believed that it is the third Viking ship buried in the place. The discovery was made with the help of georadar that shows a ship-shaped object.

The shape of the ship was found almost two years ago, but many tests were needed to confirm that actually, the length of the ship corresponds to the proportions of a Viking ship. For a boat to be considered Viking, it must be more than 15 meters long and dated between 800 and 1050 AD.

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– Gordana Elvestuen, PhD (@G_Elvestuen) March 25, 2019

Ola Elvestuen, Norwegian Minister for Climate and the Environment, announced Monday discovery with the governor of Vestfold County Rune Hogsnes. "It's not every day that we find a new Viking ship, so it's really excitingHogsnes told reporters.

The governor of the small Norwegian town claimed the pride of the villagers. "For us, the local population is not a surprise. Many treasures of the Viking era are hidden under the turf of our county"He said.

Terje Gansum, in charge of the county's cultural heritage, said the pictures show a "boat shape", but we still do not know how much the boat has been preserved. Inside, you will surely find remnants of people, since they were used to bury the kings.

The most famous Viking ships

The best-preserved Viking ships in the world have also been found at Vestfold, including the Oseberg and Gokstad boats who stay at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo.

The ship of Oseberg is exposed fully badembled in the Viking Ship Museum of Oslo. Built around 820, in oak, it highlights the bow, finished in the shape of spiral snake head. It does not show any signs of use, so it is thought that its use was exclusively funeral.

Two bodies were found inside the ship. Studies have shown that the bones correspond to two women, one aged 80 and the other about 50 years old. Speculation about their identity has exploded. They talked about the Queen Aasa, grandmother of Norway's first king, Harald I (850-933)and even a priestess. One of them was sacrificed to accompany the dead woman of higher rank to the world of the dead.

The Gokstad boat corresponds to the end of the ninth century. The grave was found at Gokstad Farm in Sandar, Vestfold. Nicolay Nicolaysen, explorer of the time, he searched it in 1880. It is the largest ship discovered to date. It is 24 meters long and 5 meters wide.

During the excavations the skeleton of a man between 50 and 70 years old was also discovered. His remains were on a bed dug in a trunk. The identity of the deceased has not been verified. It has been suggested that it could be Olaf Geirstad-Alf, a king of Vestfold.