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This chest had been broken into by grave robbers. When found, it still contained two combs, and pieces of leather and cloth.

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Part of a box found in the hole dug by the grave robbers. In the foreground of the photograph is a clasp from a box.

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Possible wooden candlesticks. Their actual function is uncertain but it is thought that they were made to hold candles.

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The wooden top and bottom of a hunting knapsack. The fabric body has not survived. The lid has a horse carved into it.

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Part of a wooden gaming board for playing tafl. One piece is displayed on it to indicate its function. In the foreground is the remains of a cup and a wooden dish.

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Although not as showy now, as they would have been in the Viking Age, these peacock feathers are evidence of the wide international network of contacts that the Gokstad man would have had. The burial included two peacocks.
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