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A Viking Funeral Ship
An article on page 2 of the Launceston newspaper the Examiner on September 2, 1908. The anonymous public interest article reports on the recent excavation of the Oseberg ship in Norway. The article describes the ninth-century burial ship, found under…
Tags: Examiner, funeral, grave goods, grave robbers, Launceston, Norse, Norway, Oseberg, ship, Tas, Tasmania, viking
The Viking Ship
An article on page 3 of the Rockhampton, Queensland newspaper, Morning Bulletin on January 31, 1894. The article by J.O. Dawdson acts as a popular history of Norway during the Viking Age. It provides the meaning of the term ‘Viking’ (inlet-men)…
Tags: America, boat, burial, Canada, Gokstad, grave goods, J.O. Dawdson, Leif Eiriksson, Leif Ericson, Morning Bulletin, Norsemen, Norway, Qld, Queensland, recreation, replica, Rockhampton, ship, ships, vessel, viking, vikings