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Rowlocks with Mammen mask carving
Two rowlocks from Gokstad carved with a mask. They date to the ninth century.
Gaming pieces in kulturhistorisk museum, Oslo
A selection of gaming pieces on display in the Museum of Cultural History, Oslo. These pieces were probably used for hnefatafl. The photographs include some dice that would have been used for various dice games.
Vikingskip fra norsk arbeidsgiverforening
A silver model Viking ship on display at Oslo City Hall.
Utgravning av Gokstadskipet 1880 / Excavation of the Gokstad Ship in 1880
A historical photo of the partly-excavated Gokstad ship in Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway in the 1880s. From the Universitetsmuseens fotoportal
Draken Harald Hårfagre in New York
The ship, an imaginative reconstruction of a large ocean-going ship based on saga accounts, rather than following the model of a ship find. It was built in Hagesund, Norway, between 2010 and 2012 and funded by Sigurd Aase. It recently completed a…
Dragon Harald Fairhair Under Construction
Dragon Harald Fairhair. May 2011 Working with 17th strake. The ship, an imaginative reconstruction of a large ocean-going ship based on saga accounts, rather than following the model of a ship find. It was built in Hagesund, Norway, between 2010 and…
Bronze-Age rock carvings of ships from Solbakk, Norway
Bonze-Age depictions of ships from Solbakk, Rogaland, Norway. For a higher resolution image, see http://www.unimus.no/foto/imageviewer.html#/?id=14105910&type=jpeg
Finds from a Burial at Fevang in Sandefjord
The finds from this grave were primarily tools, including pliers, a frying pan and a pot handle. The display also includes bronze oval brooches, glass beads and other pieces of jewellery.
Finds from a Burial at Nordre Fevang
Finds from a burial at Nordre Fevang. They include an 'Vlfberht' sword, a spearhead, an axe, arrowheads and a shield boss.
Glass Beads
Glass beads found at Lower Klåstad near Larvik
Cross-shaped Brooches
A large cross-shaped brooch from Tveitene in Larvik and a smaller one from Kongsteigen in Stokke.
Finds from Tønsberg
A rattle, a pair of scissors, and a pottery jar from Tønsberg.
Finds from Kaupang i Skiringssal
A sword, axe, spearhead, fish hook, whetstone and other artefacts found during excavations in the 1930s at Kaupang in Skiringssal.
Iron Rattle
An iron rattle from Vestfold in Norway.
A Ship-Shaped Bench
An appropriately themed bench in Slottsfjellsmuseet, next to the remains of the Klastad ship.
Model of the Klåstad Ship
A model of the reconstructed Klåstad ship that stands next to the display of the original.
The Klåstad ship
Photographs of the remains of the Klåstad ship in Slottsfjellsmuseet.
Carved stone
A stone carved with two boats and cup marks in Slottsfjellsmuseet.
Drawing of the Klåstad Ship
A line drawing of the Klåstad ship on the wall at the Slottsfjellsmuseum. It shows which parts survive of the ship.
Print of Oseberg Tapestry
A print of part of the Oseberg tapestry on a wall at the Slottsfjellsmuseum.