Viking Boat Discovery. Archaeologists at the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research NIKU made the discovery. The silver dish was made in Byzantium c500.
Knarrs were naval vessels that were built by the Norsemen from Scandinavia and Iceland for Atlantic voyages but also used for trade commerce exploration and warfare during an era known as the Viking Age that goes approximately. ALTAR OF VIKING SAINT-KING DISCOVERED IN. Archaeologists Discover Viking Age Ship Burial in Norway.
Separately in 2016 a tiny Viking crucifix was found in Denmark.
While excavating in Valsgärde archaeologists made a surprising but equally gruesome discovery. It is believed that the Viking ship burial tradition originated in what is now modern Sweden in the first century AD. Swedish authorities have announced the first Viking boat grave discoveries in the country in more than 50 years. It has a length of about 16 meters a beam of 45 meters and a hull that is estimated capable of carrying up to 24 to 28 tons a typical size for this type of ship.
