Image Series: When the Oseberg Burial Was Discovered
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Aug. 30, 2025The excavation of the Oseberg ship was lead by Professor Gabriel Gustafson (Number three from the left) View the image in full size.
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Aug. 30, 2025The Oseberg mound in Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway. View the image in full size.
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Aug. 30, 2025The Oseberg ship is the best preserved Viking Ship in the world. It was built in 820, used as a burial ship for two women in 834, discovered in 1903 and excavated in 1904. View the image in full size.
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Aug. 30, 2025The Oseberg Ship and everything that has been preserved from the magnificent burial is the world's most important find from the Viking Age. View the image in full size.
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Aug. 30, 2025The Viking is richly decorated, with carved animal ornamentation running from the keel all the way up along the stem, culminating in an impressive serpent head. The serpent head was also found in the grave and reconstructed later. View the image in full size.
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Aug. 30, 2025The Oseberg ship was not fully restored until it was placed in the Viking Ship Museum at Bygdøy in 1926. View the image in full size.
