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The Oseberg Ship: Reconstruction of Form and Function

The Oseberg Ship: Reconstruction of Form and Function

Bischoff, Vibeke

Hardcover

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ISBN10: 8785180777
ISBN13: 9788785180773
Publisher: Viking Ship Museum/National Museum of Denmark
Published: Jun 20 2024
Pages: 250
Weight: 3.61
Height: 0.87 Width: 9.61 Depth: 11.26
Language: English
This volume presents a new reconstruction of the Norwegian Viking-Age ship from Oseberg, dated to 820 AD. In 1987 a full‐scale reconstruction of the ship, was built based on drawings made of the exhibited ship. The reconstruction, Dronningen, capsized and sank during the first test‐sailing, giving rise to many questions, concerning the ships original performance. The purpose of the present work has been to reconstruct the ship's form and construction anew. In 2012, a new full‐scale reconstruction, Saga Oseberg, was built based on the new reconstruction. The subsequent test‐sailing revealed that the Oseberg Ship was originally technically advanced and seaworthy, and the former skepticism regarding the ship's sailing abilities can now be disproved.

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