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9th century in Norway
Gokstad MoundIn 1879, a farmer in Sandefjord, Norway, noticed something unusual about the earth on his land. The soil formed a large mound that stood out against the flat…
Gokstad shipIn February 1880, the frozen ground of Gokstadhaugen yielded a wooden bow to the sons of the farm owner. Nicolay Nicolaysen arrived at the site shortly after…
Oseberg shipGabriel Gustafson and Haakon Shetelig began digging into the Oseberghaugen mound near Tønsberg in 1904. The Swedish archaeologist and his Norwegian colleague…