Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Scandinavian 150 The Vikings and the Nordic Heroic Age.

Similar presentations


Presentation on theme: "Scandinavian 150 The Vikings and the Nordic Heroic Age."— Presentation transcript:

1 Scandinavian 150 The Vikings and the Nordic Heroic Age

2

3 Iconic images of the Vikings? square sail tall stem and stern posts oars lots of rigging picture stone from Hejnum Riddare, Gotland

4 Tune Ship Burial, ca 900; excavated 1867

5 The Gokstad ship excavation 1880 Norway Replica at the Chicago World Fair 1893

6 Ladby Ship-Burial at Hedeby, 1934-6, 10 th c.

7 Oseberg Ship Burial Norway excavated 1904-5 ca 834, 2 female human skeletons, 14 horses, 1 ox and 3 dogs

8 The Ladby ship, exc. 1936 The Skuldelev ships, excavated 1962 Roskilde 6, excavated 1997, longest Viking ship so far discovered; after 1025

9 Clinker- built Viking ships

10

11 Viking Ship Museum at Roskilde, Denmark

12

13

14 Yes! Navigable Reconstructions! different types of ships:

15 Helge Ask Skuldelev 5, original ca. 1040

16 Kraka Fyr Skuldelev 6, ca. 1030 fishing and cargo vessel

17 Ossar Skuldelev 1, ca. 1030 Ocean-going trader, knarr

18 Roar Edge Skuldelev 3, ca. 1030 a small trader around Denmark and in the Baltic

19 Estrid, original ca. 1130-1150 a small farm boat, transport for cargo or people

20 Johanna A ship’s boat (from the Gokstad Ship, Norway) original ca.895 served to ferry people and cargo to and from the larger ship

21 Skuldelev 2, the second longest longship so far discovered

22 = The Sea Stallion of Glendalough

23 http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/index.php?id=1089&no_cache=1&L=1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6248978.stm

24 Roskilde 6 longest longship so far excavated/discovered


Download ppt "Scandinavian 150 The Vikings and the Nordic Heroic Age."

Similar presentations


Ads by Google