The message in the bottle was discovered during an ongoing excavation of King Audbjørn’s grave mound. The mound, located in Norway, is home to the world’s largest Viking ship—a remarkable ...

Cargo decks were installed fore and aft. Proof in the planking The secret of the Viking ship lay in its unique construction. Using a broad ax rather than a saw, expert woodworkers would first ...

From the remains of five Viking ships in Denmark to the excavation of an ancient rubbish dump in Westray, uncover the finds that have revealed an enormous amount about Viking life. In 1992 Mark ...

Professor Stephen Harding, of the University of Nottingham, is now seeking funds to pay for an excavation. The Viking expert used ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment to pinpoint the ship's ...

A Viking fleet nears home with slaves and other plunder in this imagined scene aboard an actual vessel—the ninth-century Gokstad ship ... wedge-shaped planks. Construction of the hull started ...

“We thank Ivana Elice for being godmother of the Viking Vela. In her role at Fincantieri, she has cared for our ocean ships during their construction just as a godmother would, and we are very ...

Photo from University Museum of Bergen Intrigued, archaeologists returned to Skumsnes in fall 2024 and began excavating ... mast is for a ship.” A bronze key found in a Viking grave in Skumsnes.

A Viking fleet nears home with slaves and other plunder in this imagined scene aboard an actual vessel—the ninth-century Gokstad ship ... wedge-shaped planks. Construction of the hull started ...

Tree-ring analysis of the high-quality oak used for its timbers suggests a construction ... experiments with replica ships continue to confirm the excellence of Viking ship design.