{"id":2099,"date":"2015-08-07T20:50:06","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T20:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=2099"},"modified":"2015-08-07T21:09:12","modified_gmt":"2015-08-07T21:09:12","slug":"the-famous-ship-that-never-sailed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/the-famous-ship-that-never-sailed\/","title":{"rendered":"The Famous Ship that Never Sailed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Osebergskipet<\/strong>. Photo courtesy of Eivind Lindseth at Flickr<\/a> (CC License).<\/p><\/div>\n

Har du noen gang dr\u00f8mt om \u00e5 seile med vikingene?<\/b> (Have you ever dreamt about sailing with the Vikings?) In Oslo<\/strong> you can, at least in your fantasi<\/b> [fantahSEE] (imagination). Take bus number 30 to the Bygd\u00f8y<\/b> peninsula to the west of central Oslo. Here you\u2019ll find many famous museums, and at Huk aveny 35 Vikingskipshuset<\/b> (the Viking ship house) is awaiting you\u2026<\/p>\n

Even if you\u2019ve never been interested in historie<\/b> (history), chances are that you\u2019ve seen photos of the beatiful, upwards-curling stem of Osebergskipet<\/b> (the Oseberg ship). This old vikingskip<\/b> [VEEkingsheep] has become like Norway\u2019s Mona Lisa! \ud83d\ude42 You\u2019ll find it on postcards, leaflets, magnets, shopping-bags\u2026<\/p>\n

Thanks to their slim and mobile langskip<\/b> (\u201dlong ships\u201d), the Scandinavian Vikings were able to loot and terrorize huge parts of Europe during the so-called Viking Age (793-1066). They even sailed all the way to Iceland, Greenland and Canada (Newfoundland) to settle down! (The colonies in Greenland and Canada didn\u2019t last long. Modern Iceland, however, still boasts a strong Viking heritage.)<\/p>\n

When scientists freed the Oseberg ship from a mound (in 1904), it was a huge sensasjon <\/b>[sehnsahSHAWN]. The pressure of the mound had crushed the inside skatter <\/b>(treasures) to tusen biter<\/b> (a thousand pieces). It was like a puzzle from your worst nightmare! Fortunately, people were able to piece it all together. An amazing story emerged:<\/p>\n

Once upon a time (in 834), to<\/b> kvinner<\/b> (two women) were buried in a long, beautiful ship. With such an expensive burial, they must have been VIPs such as\u00a0 dronninger <\/b>(queens). All kinds of things were stuffed into the grave, so that the two ladies would have a nice and comfy voyage to d\u00f8dsriket<\/b> (realm of the dead \u2013 remember, the Vikings were heathens and believed in gods like Thor and Odin): elaborate craftworks, kitchen utensils, sledges\u2026 People even killed a number of hester<\/b> (horses) and put them next to the ship!<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re in \u201dmuseum mood\u201d, standing in front of the Oseberg ship can be a really great experience. Vikingskipshuset<\/a><\/b> also has two other ships for you to discover \u2013 take a trip to find out more! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Har du noen gang dr\u00f8mt om \u00e5 seile med vikingene? (Have you ever dreamt about sailing with the Vikings?) In Oslo you can, at least in your fantasi [fantahSEE] (imagination). Take bus number 30 to the Bygd\u00f8y peninsula to the west of central Oslo. Here you\u2019ll find many famous museums, and at Huk aveny 35…<\/p>\n

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