which was typical in graves from the Viking Age. The site was disturbed several times, which increased the ship's ...

some surrounded by stones arranged in the shape of boats—a practice known as "stone ship burial" that symbolizes the journey to the afterlife according to Viking beliefs. The site features three ...

Sleek wooden vessels like the Gokstad ship were key to the success of Viking traders and raiders. Unearthed in 1880 from a burial, the ninth-century ship was powered by sail and 32 oarsmen.

Preserved to the present Famous discoveries of Viking ships at Gokstad and Oseberg ... in the waterlogged clay of royal burial mounds. Built around A.D. 890, three quarters of a century after ...

They were commonly thought to have been from ships dating to the Viking Age (A.D. 793 to 1066). "It's a large ship, likely about 35 metres [115 feet] long and 10 metres [33 feet] wide," he said.

The ship isn’t lonely down there. Some five wrecks have been discovered in Landfjärden. When discovered, they were thought to be Viking ships, but their exact date and type have been uncertain. “ ...

they concluded that the settlement was not Viking, as first assumed, but Anglo-Saxon. The significance of Sutton Hoo was instantly recognized. The largest Anglo-Saxon ship burial ever discovered ...

A cluster of burial mounds was excavated in the 1950s ... were preserved and eventually reconstructed in the Roskilde Viking Ship Museum. To learn more about Viking ship building the museum ...

Since its discovery in 1939, archaeologists have pointed to Sweden as the source of Sutton Hoo's haul. A Danish stamp says ...

The Nerthus, which was handed over at Meyer's Neptun Werft shipyard, holds 168 passengers and features the company's ...

They were commonly thought to have been from ships dating to the Viking Age (A.D. 793 to 1066). "It's a large ship, likely about 35 metres [115 feet] long and 10 metres [33 feet] wide," he said. "The ...