A very rare coin has been found in the Mørstad Hoard, the largest Viking Age coin hoard ever discovered in Norway. The coin was minted during the reign of Olaf Haraldsson—better known as Saint Olaf.
More than 5,000 artefacts are to be moved from the museum’s storage facilities to the new museum. The first shipment has now arrived at Bygdøy.
We have recently discovered and recovered 48 prehistoric arrows in Jotunheimen, Norway. The trend is clear: Now the oldest ice is melting. Increasingly, the finds emerging from the ice belong to our earliest prehistory – finds from the Stone Age and Bronze Age. The ancient ice that has safely preserved unique objects for thousands of years is now giving up. We have been at the edge of the ice. It is happening now. We are witnesses to our time.
The revised national budget secures the necessary maintenance and renovation of the former Viking Ship Museum at Bygdøy, Oslo.
The spectacular coin hoard from Rena may have been buried in the year 1046 or 1047, and provides entirely new insights into economy, trade, and networks in Viking Age Scandinavia. With its 4,772 coins, the Mørstad Hoard is larger than the next four biggest Viking Age coin hoards – combined.
It has been a few nerve‑racking months. But now all the Viking ships and the unique sledges from the Oseberg burial are safely in place in the new Museum of the Viking Age.
The largest Viking Age coin hoard in Norwegian history has been found in a field near Rena in Østerdalen. A total of 2,970 silver coins have been discovered so far, with the search is still ongoing.
The second sledge is now safely installed in its display case in the new Museum of the Viking Age. The move took two days and requires millimetre precision and special clothing.
Moving the fragile sledges from the Oseberg find is more demanding than moving Viking ships. The first one has now been installed.
David Hauer, Head of Conservation for the relocation, talks us through the condition of the sledges and why they are almost impossible to move.
The move to the new Museum of the Viking Age has reached its most nerve-racking phase – bringing the fragile Oseberg sleds safely into the new museum.
After a journey of 130 metres, and a nerve‑racking descent down one level to the floor below, the last Viking ship is now safely installed at the Musem of the Viking Age.
23 February will be the starting point for the relocation of the third and final Viking ship, as the Tune Ship sets out on its journey from the former Viking Ship Museum and into the Museum of the Viking Age.
The TeCh-Coast project continues to explore innovative analytical approaches to better understand prehistoric technologies in Norway. Recent experimental work has focused on how use-wear traces form on flint knives, with the ultimate goal of identifying the same wear patterns on archaeological tools.
Norway’s most spectacular relocation project continues. Next up is the move of the Tune ship and the fragile, magnificent sleds from Oseberg.
Seven Viking ship burial mounds are recommended for Norway’s tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage.
After about ten hours and 94 meters, the Gokstad Ship has also been positioned in the new museum building. With this, the world's two best-preserved Viking ships are securely housed in the Museum of the Viking Age.
The day is finally here; the Gokstad Ship, the world's largest preserved Viking ship, has been moved to its new location in the new museum building.
Why do the Viking ships need to be relocated? What are the chances of encountering problems during the process? In this piece, we provide answers to essential questions about Norway's most remarkable relocation project.
The Gokstad Ship prepares for part two of Norway's most spectacular relocation project on October 29th.
100 meters, 10 hours, and one Viking ship. The Oseberg Ship is now safely placed in its new home.
After around ten hours and 106.5 meters, the Oseberg ship has reached its destination. Norway's most spectacular relocation project is safely in harbor.
This is the world's best-preserved Viking ship, and it plays a key role in our understanding of the Viking Age.
The Oseberg Ship was discovered in 1903 outside Tønsberg in Vestfold. It turned out to be the most magnificent Viking grave ever found, and it remains the world's most significant discovery from the Viking Age.
The TeCh-Coast project is exploring the technological methods of Late Mesolithic coastal populations in southern Norway by studying the use of knapped stone tools. Recently, researchers conducted experiments to investigate the wear patterns that develop while processing marine fish, setting the stage for further investigations into butchery techniques.
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