Vikingskipshuset - Oslo, Norway
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N 59° 54.268 E 010° 41.105
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Vikingskipshuset, the Viking Ship Museum, is located at Bygdøy in Oslo, Norway.
Waymark Code: WMDK0X
Location: Oslo, Norway
Date Posted: 01/23/2012
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«The Viking Ship Museum is located at Bygdøy in Oslo, Norway. It is part of the Museum of Cultural History of the University of Oslo, and houses archaeological finds from Tune, Gokstad (Sandefjord), Oseberg (Tønsberg) and the Borre mound cemetery.
The main attractions at the Viking Ship Museum are the Oseberg ship, Gokstad ship and Tune ship. Additionally, the Viking Age display includes sledges, beds, a horse cart, wood carving, tent components, buckets and other grave goods. Many fully or nearly fully intact Viking ships are on display. Its most famous ship is the completely whole Oseberg ship.
The Oseberg ship (main image of the waymark) is a well-preserved Viking ship discovered in a large burial mound at the Oseberg farm near Tønsberg in Vestfold county, Norway.»
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