The Norwegian Pictorial Weavings and the Viking Heritage
by Lars N. Nygaard In 1904, a Viking grave was excavated in Vestfold, about 100 km southwest of Christiania (now Oslo). The burial mound was 40 meters wide and 4 meters high. Led by Swedish archaeologist Gabriel Gustafson, the excavation revealed a 21-meter long Viking ship from around AD 820, … -> The Norwegian Pictorial Weavings and the Viking Heritage