2010: The new Oseberg Ship
The famous Norwegian Viking ship, the Oseberg ship, was built in AD 820, buried in a grave mound 14 years later,…
2012: Skjoldungen
In 2012, the Viking Ship Museum built Skjoldungen, a reconstruction of Skuldelev 6. We had previously built a…
2013: The Gokstad Boat
At the beginning of the 10th century, a 40-50 year old man was buried in a 23.8m long ship at Gokstad, on the Oslo…
2015: The Gislinge Boat
With the Gislinge Boat Project, the Museum aims to expand this dialogue by actively involving the public in these…
2016/17: The Gislinge Boat II
During 2015, the Viking Ship Museums boatbuilders built a reconstruction of the Gislinge Boat. A number of…
Sea Stallion arrives at the museum harbour on Saint John’s Eve
The world’s longest reconstructed Viking ship – the longship Sea Stallion from Glendalough – arrives at 20:00-20.30…
Viking and Iron Age expanded boats - New book out now
The Viking Age is often seen as the period with the large, beautiful clinker-built ships, with iconic, sweeping…
Film: Launch of the Viking Ship Museum's latest boat, 'Storkjoven'
"May the ship be easy for the oars, fast from the wind, but do not run from its skipper"...
Watch the film from…
Kirke Hyllinge
Situated almost in the middle of Hornsherred peninsula, you get to route 53 via Kirke Hyllinge. Here, the Vikings…
Munkebo Hill
On the outskirts of Munkebo, there’s a lookout tower on a stunning hill, which offers a clear view of Odense Fjord…