An arm of the University of Oslo’s Cultural History Museum, the Viking Ship Museum has jaw-dropping finds from four different Viking burial sites around the Oslo Fjord.
The museum is on the Bygdøy Peninsula and shines thanks to the Oseberg Ship.
This 9th-century burial ship was excavated in 1904-05 and is like new as it had been encased for all that time in watertight and airtight mud.
No less exciting are similar ships from Tune and Gokstad, together with all the artifacts found buried with them like beds, small boats, a complete cart, tent components, wood carvings, textiles, and other treasures brought to light in Viking graves. As you go, the film Vikings Alive is projected onto the walls and ceiling, adding context to Viking burial rituals.
