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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 from the Oseberg Burial

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

News: Onboard One-to-One Storage System: Where The Vikings Succeeded But We Failed

The article discusses how Vikings used their travel chests as rowing seats when voyaging, and considers whether modern travellers and travel companies…

Part of a Box from the Oseberg Burial

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.