Oseberg Viking longship - Osebergskipet

The Oseberg ship on display in Oslo, Norway. Osebergskipet i Oslo. Das Oseberg Wikinger Schiff in Norwegen. The ship is 21.5 m long with a beam of 5.1 m. It was propelled by a square sail of about 80 m2 and 15 pairs of oars. It was used as a burial ship for two women, but had earlier been in ordinary use for some years. Since I published this video, the burial year is dendrodated to 834 AD. Traces of fresh apples in the find narrows it down to August or September 834. The oak timber was felled between 815 a