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For more than ten years, experts have been painstakingly planning to move three 1,000-year-old vessels—the “Oseberg,” “Gokstad” and “Tune”—about 115 yards to their new home in Oslo. By ELLEN WEXLER  First, the Viking ship’s prow emerged: a serpent’s head curved into an intricately crafted swirl. The vessel approached an audience of workers in yellow safetyContinue reading “The Best-Preserved Viking Ship in the World Just Survived Its Treacherous Final Journey”

by Jo Lawson-Tancred The long-lost treasure had been forgotten in storage for over two centuries. We all have an image in our heads of what a Viking looks like: a big, strong figure with long blonde hair in braids and a thick beard. But it turns out we may have got it all wrong. TheContinue reading “First Known Viking Portrait Unearthed From Danish Museum Archives”