The clinker-built Gokstad ship dating back to the year 890 AD is currently on display at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo, Norway. (Photo: Museum of Cultural History, Oslo, 1938) Ever since the publication of a scientific article in 1883,… Read More ›
Eastern Norway
Old Norse Mystery: What Do the Couples Depicted on Thousands of Miniature Gold Amulets Symbolize?
In 2016, this miniature amulet made of gold was discovered on the Åker farm near Hamar in Eastern Norway – one of many thousands only found in Scandinavia. (Photo: Museum of Cultural History, Oslo) About three thousand Old Norse gold… Read More ›
Norwegian Maritime Authority Requires Engine Aboard Viking Ship
According to the Norwegian Maritime Authority, this “passenger ship” is missing engine and life raft. (Photo: Ole Harald Flåten / Saga Oseberg) Another confirmation that the Viking Age has come to a definitive end: The Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) requires… Read More ›
Grave Findings Could Solve a Viking Age Mystery
The Osberg funeral ceremony taking place in Vestfold in the year 834 AD. (Illustration: kulturarv.no) In the autumn of 834 AD, two elderly women were buried together in the magnificent Oseberg ship discovered in 1903 nearby Tønsberg in Vestfold, Southeast… Read More ›
New Viking Ship Museum in Oslo: This is the Jury’s Favorite
«Naust» by AART Architects is the jury favorite. (Photo: AART Architects) The Viking Ship Museum, located directly outside of Oslo city at Bygdøy, will undergo a long-needed expansion and modernization. Of 111 proposals from around the world, the… Read More ›
Grand Plans for the “King’s Mill”
The King’s Mill: Within two years, the beautiful old building from 1803 – formerly owned by the Grüner family – and the Nedre Foss area will revive. Photo: Leif Gjerland/Osloby Recently, the first symbolic ‘dig’ was taken on what will… Read More ›
New Viking Museum in Oslo
The Viking Ship Museum at Bygdøy, Oslo. (Photo: Rolf Petter Olaisen / NRK) The Norwegian Government has announced an international design contest for a new Viking museum. The new facility will be part of the current Viking Ship Museum. The… Read More ›
Full-Scale Cardboard Viking Ship Launched
This Viking ship is probably not as scary as the original… (Photo: Olavsfestivalen/ Thomas Foto) Last Sunday, the world’s largest cardboard Viking ship was launched during the Olavsfestivalen in Sarpsborg, Eastern Norway. The ship, a full-scale model of the Tune… Read More ›
Midgardsblot: Viking and Black Metal Festival in Borre
Attention all Viking worshipers: In Midgard in Borre, the mighty rulers of the Norwegian Vikings have lived, feasted, and laid to rest. Come and feel the atmosphere. Since Norwegian black metal broke through in the 90s, the interest in Norse… Read More ›
Giant Mirrors Bring the Winter Sun to the Town of Rjukan
Christmas 2013 was the first Christmas the Rjukan market square was bathed in sunlight. (Photo: visitrjukan.com) Thanks to three giant sun mirrors, the 3400 residents in the town of Rjukan can experience winter sun on the market square. The industrial… Read More ›
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