The Oseberg Ship

Vibeke Bischoff

The Oseberg Ship
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Viking Ship Museum
Country
DK
Published
20 June 2024
Pages
256
ISBN
9788785180773

The Oseberg Ship

Vibeke Bischoff

This volume presents a new reconstruction of the Norwegian Viking-Age ship from Oseberg, dated to 820 AD. In 1987 a full-scale reconstruction of the ship, was built based on drawings made of the exhibited ship. The reconstruction, Dronningen, capsized and sank during the first test-sailing, giving rise to many questions, concerning the ships original performance. The purpose of the present work has been to reconstruct the ship's form and construction anew. In 2012, a new full-scale reconstruction, Saga Oseberg, was built based on the new reconstruction. The subsequent test-sailing revealed that the Oseberg Ship was originally technically advanced and seaworthy, and the former skepticism regarding the ship's sailing abilities can now be disproved.

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