About this objectThis ship is a Viking Karve, clinker built around 820 and made mainly of oak. It was buried 14 years later holding the corpses of two women, one aged about 80 and possibly Queen Asa, and the other 50–55 years old. The grave goods—some had been previously robbed—suggested this was a high status burial. They included rare fragments of a tapestry made from wool and silk [EXH136]. Also found were the skeletal remains of 15 horses, an ox, and three dogs.
Date Made820
PeriodViking
Place MadeNorway
Subject and Association KeywordsDeath and burials
Subject and Association KeywordsShips
Subject and Association DescriptionLearn More: Christensen et al 1992; Museum of the Viking Age 2023; Nicolaysen 1882; Williams 2014.
Medium and Materialswood with pigment
TechniqueCarved
Measurements21.58 m long, 5.10 m wide, with a mast of c. 9–10 m. high.
