{"id":164,"date":"2009-11-08T14:19:56","date_gmt":"2009-11-08T18:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=164"},"modified":"2009-11-08T14:19:56","modified_gmt":"2009-11-08T18:19:56","slug":"vikingskipshuset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/vikingskipshuset\/","title":{"rendered":"Vikingskipshuset"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Viking ships house.\u00a0 <strong>Vikingskipshuset <\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>det Historiske museet<\/strong>\u00a0(the Historical Museum) form <strong>Universitetets Kulturhistoriske museer<\/strong> (the University Museums of Cultural Heritage) under the University of Oslo.\u00a0 The main attractions at <strong>Vikingskipshuset <\/strong>are the famous Viking ships <strong>Gokstad <\/strong>(found in <strong>Sandefjord<\/strong>)<strong>, Oseberg <\/strong>(found in <strong>T\u00f8nsberg<\/strong>)<strong>, Tune, <\/strong>and<strong> Borre <\/strong>(which is a burial mound cemetary)<strong>.\u00a0 <\/strong>Prior to the building of <strong>Vikingskipshuset<\/strong>, the ships were\u00a0stored in temporary shelters at the University of Oslo.\u00a0 There was an architectural contest to see who would be chosen to build the permanent home for these ships.\u00a0 Arnstein Arneberg, one of\u00a0Norway&#8217;s most well-known architects,\u00a0won the contest and with funding\u00a0from \u00a0<strong>Stortinget <\/strong>(Parliament), the hall for the <strong>Oseberg<\/strong> ship was built and\u00a0it was moved in in 1926.\u00a0 The halls for <strong>Gokstad<\/strong> and <strong>Tune<\/strong> were\u00a0completed in 1932.\u00a0 World War II delayed the building of the last hall until 1957, which houses\u00a0the majority of the other finds,\u00a0in large part\u00a0from the Oseberg ship.<\/p>\n<p>Although there is a lack of artifacts\u00a0that remain\u00a0from <strong>Vikingtiden <\/strong>(the Viking Age), <strong>Vikingskipshuset <\/strong>is home to the majority of remaining artifacts.\u00a0 Objects found in the museum include sledges, beds, carts (horse carts), wood carvings, jewelry, weapons, and other household items.\u00a0 It was tradition during that time to bury the dead with grave goods, often in a boat or ship.\u00a0 Like the ancient Egyptians, the kind of burial depended on the deceased social status.\u00a0 It was important to send the deceased off into the afterlife with the same kind of social standing that he\/she held during life.\u00a0 Some people of high social standing were buried with slaves.\u00a0 If you haven&#8217;t been to <strong>Vikingskipshuset <\/strong>yet, I highly recommend making the visit.\u00a0 It is breathtaking to see the large ships and imagine how they were built, what it was like to sail them, and the\u00a0people and places\u00a0the ships and their crews\u00a0encountered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vikingskipshuset <\/strong>is located on the <strong>Bygd\u00f8y<\/strong> peninsula, a 10-minute drive from <strong>Oslo Sentrum<\/strong> (the city center of Oslo).\u00a0 It is very easy to get to, by <strong>trikk <\/strong>(tram), <strong>bil <\/strong>(car), <strong>buss <\/strong>(bus), <strong>fot<\/strong> (foot),\u00a0or <strong>drosje <\/strong>(taxi).\u00a0 The <strong>T-bane<\/strong> does not\u00a0go out to <strong>Bygd\u00f8y.\u00a0 <\/strong>Once you are out there on the peninsula, there are other places to visit as well.\u00a0 The Norwegian\u00a0Museum of Cultural History, the Kon-Tiki Museum, and The Norwegian Maritime Museum are all in the vicinity.\u00a0 There are also several nice beaches, including the nude beach that I mentioned in an earlier post (the one that my dad and I stumbled upon).\u00a0 Enjoy your visit to <strong>Bygd\u00f8y!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Viking ships house.\u00a0 Vikingskipshuset and\u00a0det Historiske museet\u00a0(the Historical Museum) form Universitetets Kulturhistoriske museer (the University Museums of Cultural Heritage) under the University of Oslo.\u00a0 The main attractions at Vikingskipshuset are the famous Viking ships Gokstad (found in Sandefjord), Oseberg (found in T\u00f8nsberg), Tune, and Borre (which is a burial mound cemetary).\u00a0 Prior to the&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/vikingskipshuset\/\">Continue 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