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A Chest from the Oseberg Ship Burial
A simple wooden chest in Vikingskipshuset. This chest would originally have held a sailor's possessions as well as being their seat while rowing. This chest contained grain and wild apples when it was found.
A Ladle and Handle from the Oseberg Ship Burial
A wooden ladle and a carved wooden handle from the Oseberg ship burial.
A Lamp from the Oseberg Burial
A lamp. It would have been filled with oil and a wick placed in it to provide light.
A parrel and rope tighteners from the Oseberg burial
The parrel (left) was used to fix the sail to the mast on the ship. The rope tighteners would have been used wherever needed in the rigging.
A pitchfork from the Oseberg burial
A wooden pitchfork from the Oseberg burial
A Viking Dog Collar
This Viking Age dog collar was found in the Oseberg ship burial. It is made of leather with metal fittings.
Advertising for kulturhistorisk museum in Oslo
Advertising outside kulturhistorisk museum in Oslo. The posters feature the Gjermundbu helmet, treasure and a sword, thus evoking the Viking Age very strongly. The Viking Age exhibits within the museum are diverse, but the advertising focuses only on…
Tags: Branding, Gold, Helmets, Hjelm, Hoards, Kulturhistorisk museum, Marketing, Modern, Norge, Norway, Oslo, Skatt, Sværd, Sverd, Swords, Treasure, Viking Age, Vikingatida, Vikingetiden, Vikingtiden
Adze, Auger and Tethering Pegs from the Gokstad Burial
An adze (left), a spoon-shaped auger with a looped handle (centre) and some wooden tethering pegs.
Ale Bowl from the Oseberg Ship Burial
A possible ale bowl made of beech.
Amulet
Amulet on display in kulturhistorisk museum
Animal heads from the Oseberg burial
Five carved animal heads were found in the Oseberg burial. One of these is too damaged to be displayed. Some of the heads were found with rope running through their mouths, like reins, and all were found with a rattle and a piece of rope.
Arrow heads
Iron arrow heads
Baking Trough from the Oseberg Ship Burial
A large wooden baking trough that had traces of rye flour in it when it was found.
Barrel on the Oseberg Ship
A barrel that was found with the Oseberg ship is on display on the deck of the ship.
Beckets from the Oseberg burial
Beckets were used for securing ropes on the ship.
Bedposts from the Gokstad Burial
Bedposts made of oak with a carved horse design.
Box from the Oseberg Burial
A wooden box made of beech.
Box, Shears and Flax Beater from the Oseberg Burial
A wooden box with a lid (left), shears (centre) and a flax beater for processing flax (right)
Bredøkser med messingbeslag
The Kulturhistorisk museum in Oslo has six axes with bronze fittings on their shafts in its collections. The axes all date from the last part of the Viking Age, and there are photographs of them in the museum's online collections.
Tags: Axes, Kulturhistorisk museum, Norge, Norway, Viking Age, Warfare, Weapons
Bridle from the Borre Grave Mound
Bridle with gilt bronze plaques as decoration.