Myklebust Round Barrows and Ship

Myklebust Round Barrows and Ship

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The largest of five mounds at Myklebust, Nordfjordeid, Sogn og Fjordane in Norway contained the remains of the largest Viking Age ship found in Norway. It was excavated in 1874 by Anders Lorange, just 14 years before he died. Excavators found the remains of a 25m long ship. The ship had been burnt in situ, and the mound raised over it. When it was excavated, the burnt remains of weapons and 44 shield bosses were found, showing that the ship had 22 oars on each side. A copper kettle of possibly Irish origin was also found. It contained the burnt remains of a person. It was suggested that the discovery dated to the ninth or tenth century.

Excavations by Haakon Shetelig on the same site found the remains of eight other people in the other mounds, and another, more modest ship burial.

Kenneth Thanche

08/10/2012

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Viking Age, Norway, Ireland, 800 AD, 900 AD, Nordfjordeid, Sogn og Fjordane