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Title
A Viking Funeral Ship
Subject
Examiner, funeral, grave goods, grave robbers, Launceston, Norse, Norway, Oseberg, ship, TAS, Tasmania, Viking
Description
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 a ‘tumulus’, the two women found in it, and the rich grave goods uncovered, including beds, sledges, and a cart (described as a chariot). It also reports that part of the burial had previously been plundered by grave-robbers. The article also speculates that one of the females in the burial was a slave killed to accompany her mistress. The ship and its contents can now be seen at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo.
Creator
Anon.
Source
National Library of Australia
Publisher
The Examiner
Date
2 September 1908
Rights
No Copyright
Format
Newspaper article; PDF
Language
English
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Original Format
Newspaper article, PDF.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38202008