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Vikingship museum (Viking skip museum): The Viking Museum - a Must See
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    • jumpingnorman
  • Updated By jumpingnorman on July 1, 2009
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    • How Viking Ship looked when found, Oslo, Norway - Oslo
    How Viking Ship looked when
    found, Oslo, Norway
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    Frightened Europe closed their prayers in the times of the Vikings with "And deliver us from the Vikings, Amen".

    There are horror stories of rape, pillage and plunder, with the Vikings arriving in great ships - three of them are well preserved at this museum . There is the Oseberg ship from AD 834 and the Gokstad from AD950, and pictures within the museum show the conditions of these boats when they were found.

    Ships were also used by the Vikings as part of their funeral processions. Entrance is about 50 Kr.

    This is a nice museum and there are stair that you can go up to for a second level so that you can see the exhibits on the ground floor from above. I made sure i did not miss this in Norway!

    May-Sept 0900-1800, Oct-Apr 100-1600

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  • Phone: 22 13 52 80
  • Directions: in the Bygdoy neighbourhood of Oslo
  • Website: www.khm.uio.no
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    Vikingship museum (Viking skip museum): Viking Ship Museum
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    • ChiTownMike
  • Updated By ChiTownMike on May 28, 2004
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    • Viking Ship Museum - Oslo
    Viking Ship Museum
    by ChiTownMike
    The Viking Ship Museum offers a visitors the chance to see 3 original Viking boats (burial boats) and a glimpse into the their lives. The boats are in excellent condition especially considering that they are from 800 AD. In addition to presenting the 3 boats, the museum has other Viking artifacts and does a good job providing a glimpse into how they lived. The museum is rather pricey given that it doesn't take a great deal of time to see. However, it is very unique and thus worth it to me. I figured that there are not too many other occasions in which I will be able to be standing a couple feet from 3 Viking burial boats that are over 1000 years old!

    This museum is best seen in conjunction with the Kon-Tiki museum as they are in the same area and do not take a great deal of time to see. I took a ferry boat from the harbor to Bygdoy which is where many of the museums are.

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  • Address: Huk Aveny
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    Vikingship museum (Viking skip museum): Viking Ship Museum
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  • By Jim_Eliason on September 19, 2006
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    • Viking Ship Museum - Oslo
    Viking Ship Museum
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    This Museum house 3 original viking ships found in grave mounds in Norway. The best preserved the Oseberg dates from the 800's. This is a must see site in Oslo!

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  • Address: Huk Aveny 35
  • Phone: 47 22 13 52 80
  • Directions: Bygdoy Peninsula
  • Website: http://www.khm.uio.no/english/viking_ship_museum/
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    Vikingship museum (Viking skip museum): viking ship museum
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    • doug48
  • By doug48 on August 20, 2006
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    • viking burial chamber - Oslo
    viking burial chamber
    by doug48
    the vikingskipshuset, (viking ship museum) contains two of the world's best preserved viking ships. these ships are over 1000 years old. pictured is a viking burial chamber dating back to 900 AD. also on display is the oseberg wagon, the only viking wagon known to exist. a must see site when visiting oslo.

  • Address: huk aveny 35
  • Phone: 22 43 83 79
  • Directions: bygdoy, bus: 30. the best way to get there from downtown is to take the ferry from radus plassen.
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    Vikingship museum (Viking skip museum): Viking Ship Museum
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    • Bernd_L
  • Updated By Bernd_L on May 30, 2006
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    • Vikingship museum (Viking skip museum) - Oslo
    by Bernd_L
    In this museum you can see three large boats from the Viking period. These ships were used in burial mounds to carry their royal owners to heaven. Two of them are in a very good condition so you could imagine to use them instantly.

    Besides these ships you can see some findings from the graves (carved sledges, arms, textiles, tools and kitchen utilities) on display.

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  • Address: Huk Aveny 35, N-0287 Oslo
  • Phone: +47 22135280
  • Directions: on Bygdoy peninsula Take bus #30 station "Vikingskismuseet"
  • Website: www.ukm.uio.no/vikingskipshuset
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    Vikingship museum (Viking skip museum): Vikingship Museum
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    • thelittlevoice
  • Updated By thelittlevoice on July 2, 2004
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    • Vikingship museum (Viking skip museum) - Oslo
    by thelittlevoice
    If you want to get a better idea of how the Vikings sailed around the world then the excellent Viking Ship Museum is your best port of departure. This museum houses Viking ship discoveries from Gokstad, Oseburg, Tune and around the Oslo Fjord. Here you will see the world's two best preserved wooden Viking ships built in the 9th century. The ships were used as tombs for noble people and they were buried with everything they thought would be needed in the afterlife - jewels, food, furniture - even servants.

    The entrance fee is 40NOK if I'm not mistaken. 20NOK for children.

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  • Address: West of central Oslo, on the Bygdøy peninsula
  • Directions: Bus 30: Vikingskipmuseet Boat 91 from Radhuspier 3(April-Sept)
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    Vikingship museum (Viking skip museum): Go Viking Go!
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    • titabell
  • Updated By titabell on April 16, 2009
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    • Vikingship museum (Viking skip museum) - Oslo
    by titabell, 1 more photos
    This houses a very well preserved Viking ship and some old antiques. If you are fond of antiques---and ships---this might be for you!

    Opening Hours:

    Open every day
    01 Oct. - 30 April: 1100 - 1600
    01 May - 30 Sept: 0900 - 1800

    Entrance Fee:

    Groups of min. 10 persons NOK 35
    Children age 7-16 NOK 25
    Children under age 7 Free
    Students NOK 25
    Norwegian school classes Free
    Pentioners NOK 35
    Family (2 adults + 2 children under age 16) NOK 100
    Adults NOK 50

  • Address: Huk Aveny 35, Bygdoy
  • Phone: +47 22 13 52 80
  • Directions: Just next to Norsk Folkemuseum
  • Website: http://www.visitoslo.com/en/the-viking-ship-museum-vikingskipshuset.49105.181482rb68.tlp.html
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    Vikingship museum (Viking skip museum): The Viking Ship Museum
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  • By xantylaol on May 3, 2006
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    • Viking Ship - Oslo
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    The Viking Ship Museum displays the large Viking ships Oseberg, Gokstad and Tune, as well as founds from the chief grave at Borre in the Vestfold district. The three ships are the best preserved Viking ships known, found in royal burial mounds in the Oslo fjord.
    The viking ships were very effective ocean vessels and the Vikings are widely acclaimed to be the first to discover the Americas - 500 years before Christopher Columbus. See the below links for more information.

    The Museum - http://www.norway.com/directories/d_company.asp?id=671

    About the Vikings in general and the discovery of the Americas:

    http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/v_lanse.htm

    http://www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery/viking.html

    http://historymedren.about.com/od/vikingsscandinavia/

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  • Address: Bygdøy
  • Directions: It's a 5 minute cab drive from downtown Oslo - it's also nice to walk from downtown Oslo alongside the fjord to get there.
  • Website: http://www.norway.com/directories/d_company.asp?id=671
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    Vikingship museum (Viking skip museum): Old sailors
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    • Igraine
  • Updated By Igraine on March 30, 2004
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    • Oseberg ship - Oslo
    Oseberg ship
    by Igraine
    The first museum we opted for was the Vikingship musuem. There were so much museums to choose from and only so much time :-(

    Immediatly when you enter this museum you can see the huge vikingship which gave the museum its name. They come from a digging in Vestvold where they were discovered early 20th century. These ships were used as burial ships. They date from around 900 AD.

    Have a look here Gokstad to have a look at the original finding place of the Gokstad ship.

    Sorry for this picture. I hope that on the roll still in my camera is a better pic.

  • Address: Huk Aveny 35
  • Phone: 47 22 13 52 80
  • Directions: Access : Bus no. 30 Bygdøy from Nationaltheatret (the National Theatre). The Bygdøy ferry from Rådhuskaia (near Oslo City Hall) to Dronningen (in the summer).
  • Website: http://www.ukm.uio.no/vikingskipshuset/indexe.shtml
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    Vikingship museum (Viking skip museum): the Buckets
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    • Igraine
  • Updated By Igraine on November 12, 2003
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    • Buckets - Oslo
    Buckets
    by Igraine
    They also found two buckets made from wood with metal bands around it. I liked the little man figure on the rim.

    On the bottom of this picture you can see some gold jewelly they found.

    What i also like are the pictures on the wall showing pictures of the original digging. It must have been huge!

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