Ladby Skivet
Monday, July 30th, 2012 06:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mothwingAt the beginning of the twentieth century a Viking burial ship was discovered in a burial mound near Kerteminde.
Today, there is a a museum about the burial mound as well as a replica. They also have a shipyard in which they rebuild findings from the tenth century (with period tools!).
The mound is surrounded by beautiful landscape and has a visitor's garden which sadly was too wet for us that day.
The burial mound.
The ship as compared to earlier and later models of viking boats.
The chieftain and an unnamed man, maybe a member of his staff? It said nowhere who he was. Maybe it's glaringly obvious and I just don't see it, but I find him more fascinating than the chief. Neither of them were actually found on the boat, the human bones were removed to a Christian grave.
Eleven horses for the afterworld and some hounds.
The original boat as seen from the bow.
The original anchor from the ship.
Remains of the horses.
Spirally decoration that probably formed the mane of the creature on the bow.
Boat seen from the stern.
In their shipyard, they are rebuilding a boat that is similar to the Ladby boat. Up there are the plans.
This is the boat. Based on another find, they're using period tools, too.
This is not the only boat they're rebuilding, there's also this smaller vessel.
Today, there is a a museum about the burial mound as well as a replica. They also have a shipyard in which they rebuild findings from the tenth century (with period tools!).
The mound is surrounded by beautiful landscape and has a visitor's garden which sadly was too wet for us that day.
The burial mound.
The ship as compared to earlier and later models of viking boats.
The chieftain and an unnamed man, maybe a member of his staff? It said nowhere who he was. Maybe it's glaringly obvious and I just don't see it, but I find him more fascinating than the chief. Neither of them were actually found on the boat, the human bones were removed to a Christian grave.
Eleven horses for the afterworld and some hounds.
The original boat as seen from the bow.
The original anchor from the ship.
Remains of the horses.
Spirally decoration that probably formed the mane of the creature on the bow.
Boat seen from the stern.
In their shipyard, they are rebuilding a boat that is similar to the Ladby boat. Up there are the plans.
This is the boat. Based on another find, they're using period tools, too.
This is not the only boat they're rebuilding, there's also this smaller vessel.
