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Five Viking ships from Roskilde Fjord /

"During the course of three summers a team from the Danish National Museum excavated and in 1962 salvaged five Viking ships from the bottom of Roskilde Fjord, 30 km west of Copenhagen. In the present book the two leaders of the excavation describe this unique diving project, as well as the five...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Olsen, Olaf, 1928-
Other Authors: Crumlin-Pedersen, Ole, Bluestone, Barbara (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Copenhagen : National Museum, 1978.
Subjects:
Viking ships.
Roskilde (Denmark) > Antiquities.
Drakkars.
Roskilde (Danemark) > Antiquités.
Antiquities.
Denmark > Roskilde.
Table of Contents:
  • Queen Margrethe's ship
  • The first summer in the fjord
  • More ships
  • Preparations for salvaging
  • The artificial island
  • The ships appear
  • Viking ships in plastic bags
  • The origin of the blockage
  • The ships at Brede
  • Conservation
  • The Viking Ship Museum
  • The reconstruction of the ships
  • Warships
  • Trading ships
  • The age of the ships
  • The technique of shipbuilding.