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A Ladle and Handle from the Oseberg Ship Burial

A wooden ladle and a carved wooden handle from the Oseberg ship burial.

Tags: Archaeological Artefacts, Burial Mound, Bygdoy, Bygdøy, Carving, Grave goods, Handles, Kulturhistorisk museum, Ladles, Norge, Norway, Oseberg, Ship Burials, Viking Age, Vikingatida, Vikingskipshuset, Vikingtiden, Wood

Bucket and a Lid from the Oseberg Ship Burial

A bucket that contained blueberries, and an oak lid with carving round the edge and a valknut design in the middle.

Bucket and Trough from the Oseberg Ship Burial

A wooden bucket and a wooden trough from the Oseberg ship burial.

Tags: Archaeological Artefacts, Buckets, Burial Mound, Bygdoy, Bygdøy, Grave goods, Kulturhistorisk museum, Norge, Norway, Oseberg, Ship Burials, Troughs, Viking Age, Vikingatida, Vikingskipshuset, Vikingtiden, Wood

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.

Tags: Apples, Archaeological Artefacts, Burial Mound, Bygdoy, Chests, Grain, Grave goods, Kulturhistorisk museum, Norge, Norway, Oseberg, Ship Burials, Viking Age, Vikingatida, Vikingskipshuset, Vikingtiden, Wood

Sleds from the Oseberg Ship Burial

The Oseberg ship burial include four sleds or sleighs, all decorated with wooden carving. When they were found, traces of red, reddish brown, black, yellow, and grey white paint were found on some of the artefacts, and the sleds were among the most…

Tags: Archaeological Artefacts, Burial Mound, Bygdoy, Bygdøy, Carving, Grave goods, Kulturhistorisk museum, Norge, Norway, Oseberg, Ship Burials, Sleds, Sleighs, Viking Age, Vikingatida, Vikingskipshuset, Vikingtiden, Wood

Hoe from the Oseberg Ship Burial

A wooden hoe that was buried with the Oseberg ship burial.

Tethering Pegs

Wooden tethering pegs from the Oseberg ship burial

Tags: Archaeological Artefacts, Burial Mound, Bygdoy, Bygdøy, Grave goods, Kulturhistorisk museum, Norge, Norway, Oseberg, Ship Burials, Tethering Pegs, Viking Age, Vikingatida, Vikingskipshuset, Vikingtiden, Wood

Sled Pole

A decorated sled pole made of beech wood.

Tags: Archaeological Artefacts, Burial Mound, Bygdoy, Bygdøy, Carving, Grave goods, Kulturhistorisk museum, Norge, Norway, Oseberg, Ship Burials, Sled, Viking Age, Vikingatida, Vikingskipshuset, Vikingtiden, Wood

Handle for One of the Animal Head Posts

This handle fits into the slot on the head posts and would have enabled a person to carry it as part of a ceremony.

Tags: Archaeological Artefacts, Burial Mound, Bygdoy, Bygdøy, Grave goods, Kulturhistorisk museum, Norge, Norway, Oseberg, Ship Burials, Viking Age, Vikingatida, Vikingskipshuset, Vikingtiden, Wood

Carved Heads from Tent Frames

These carved wooden heads were once part of a tent frame.

Tags: Archaeological Artefacts, Burial Mound, Bygdoy, Bygdøy, Carving, Grave goods, Kulturhistorisk museum, Norge, Norway, Oseberg, Ship Burials, Tents, Viking Age, Vikingatida, Vikingskipshuset, Vikingtiden, Wood

Sheet Block from the Oseberg Ship

Sheet block for the sail on the Oseberg ship.

Tags: Archaeological Artefacts, Burial Mound, Bygdoy, Bygdøy, Grave goods, Kulturhistorisk museum, Norge, Norway, Oseberg, Sailing, Seafaring, Ship Burials, Ships, Viking Age, Vikingatida, Vikingskipshuset, Vikingtiden, Wood

Original Carved Pieces of the Stem of the Oseberg Ship

These carved pieces are original elements of the stem of the Oseberg ship, showing how highly decorated it was and how well preserved the woodwork was.

Tags: Archaeological Artefacts, Burial Mound, Bygdoy, Bygdøy, Carving, Grave goods, Kulturhistorisk museum, Norge, Norway, Oseberg, Seafaring, Ship Burials, Ships, Viking Age, Vikingatida, Vikingskipshuset, Vikingtiden, Wood