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The Oseberg ship is a well-preserved Viking longship discovered in 1904 in a burial mound near Tønsberg, Norway, dating to approximately 820 AD. Buried with two

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The Oseberg ship is a well-preserved Viking longship discovered in 1904 in a burial mound near Tønsberg, Norway, dating to approximately 820 AD. Buried with two high-ranking women and numerous artifacts, it stands as one of the finest surviving artifacts from the Viking Age and is now displayed at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo. Modern reconstructions have proven that this vessel was a fully functional sailing and rowing ship, not merely a ceremonial burial chamber.