Viking Ship (IMAGE)

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Viking Ship

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The most famous archaeological trove of Oseberg is a well preserved and richly decorated Viking ship, in which two ladies from high social rank have been buried. The ship was not treated with alum.

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© Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo / Eirik Irgens Johnsen

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