What Was the Oseberg Ship Used for?

Question

Oseberg Ship

Answer 1

The beginning…

On August 8, 1903, a farmer named Knut Rom paid a visit to Professor Gabriel Gustafson of The University Museum of Antiquities in Oslo. Rom had come across a ship while digging in a large burial mound on his farm, Lille Oseberg in Slagen, Vestfold.

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Answer 2

IT WAS USED IN 834AD FOR BURIAL OF A VIKING QUEEN AND ANOTHER WOMAN. THEY ARE DOING DNA TESTS ON THE BONES TO SEE IF THEY WERE RELATED ,OR IF THE SECOND WOMAN WAS HER MAID , THEY KILLED AND PUT WITH HER FOR HER AFTERLIFE. THE LONG BOAT ( OSEBERG SHIP ) WAS  70 FEET LONG , AND WAS DUG UP IN 1904 AND IS IN A MUSEUM IN OSLO.

Answer 3

The ship was built in 820AD, and had been in use for several years before it was used in the burial. Although seaworthy, the ship is relatively frail, and it is thought to have been used only for coastal voyages.

Answer 4

ship was built in 820A.D. could travel up to 10 knots. It was a burial site for a high status (or high ranking female)(maybe a priestess).  See the wikipedia site for more.

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