#oseberg ship

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Figurehead from the Oseberg ship, about 800 AD; in the Museum of National Antiquities, Oslo

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The Oseberg ship

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[c-schroed]

Some time ago, I was doing chores while watching a documentary about ancient burial rites (to be precise, it was episode three of the Mysteries of the Ancient Dead series; yes, this is a normal thing for me to do).

But shortly after the beginning of the episode, the topic went to an old Viking ship called the Oseberg that was used for a burial. On it: Two female bodies from the 9th century, sharing a bed in this noble grave. One wealthy woman in her eighties, plus a woman in her fifties.

And while the experts in the documentary went through all the possible theories (Was the mystery middle-aged woman a relative? A fellow noblewoman? A slave that was sacrificed for her deceased mistress?), I found myself pausing my chores, sitting down in front of my tablet, feet kicking the air and head rested on my hands like

Oh Please Tell Me More

About Viking Sappho and Her Friend.

Some nice summary can be found at Wikipedia:

And as a little bonus, a screenshot from the documentary showing a pic of Odin in a mood quite as gleeful as mine:

[thanotaphobia]

so this is a form of weaving called tablet weaving! it’s a process where cards (usually wooden) are turned a quarter turn in order to separate the warp and create different patterns. this type of weaving has been around since at least the 8th century BCE, so around the iron age, and notable examples include the hallstatt salt mine:

which dates back to the 8th century like i mentioned and the oseberg ship:

a viking burial mound and ship that dates back to at least 834, and even includes what appears to be an entire set of tablets!

long story short, this is a very old form of weaving, which is actually quite easy and cost-effective to learn! if you’re interested, i recommend elewys of finchingefeld’s video on it, and honestly her whole channel!

good luck weaving!

weave with me ASMR

[shannonpurdyjones]

Kicking off a new tablet weave 😊

Fun lil band pattern based on card woven belt scraps recovered from the Oseberg Ship Burial in Norway, one of the richest sources of textile archeological finds from the early medieval period.

[the-hanged-mans-ghost]

Y'all I just finished my first tablet woven belt and it looks so cool!! I wanted to go for a flame vibes, and I think I nailed it with the colors. The pattern itself is a recreation of one of the patterned weavings found in the Viking Oseberg Ship Burial!

My sister helped me warp the loom bc I suck at putting the cards on the correct way(great at wrapping the cords around the loom, I just fuck up the threading the cards part often lmao), but I did all of the actual weaving on it myself, and I'm decently happy with it. I messed up ina few spots, but it's also only my first time weaving something on my own lmao.

I think next time I might use better contrasting colors since the orange and red kinda don't contrast too well, but live and learn lmao, I still like it, janky transitions and errors included lmao!

[lowstakesvampires]

the little joys of immortality

[liberty1776]

Preparing funeral for viking queen? The Oseberg ship.

The skeletons of two women were found in the grave with the ship. One, probably aged around 80, suffered badly from arthritis. The older woman also had Morgagni's syndrome, which would have given her a masculine appearance and beard.[8] The second was initially believed to be aged 25–30, but analysis of tooth-root translucency suggests she was older (aged 50–55).[9] It is not clear which one was the more important in life or whether one was sacrificed to accompany the other in death. The younger woman had a broken collarbone, initially thought to be evidence that she was a human sacrifice, but closer examination showed that the bone had been healing for several weeks. The opulence of the burial rite and the grave-goods suggests that this was a burial of very high status. One woman wore a very fine red wool dress with a lozengetwill pattern (a luxury commodity) and a fine white linen veil in a gauze weave, while the other wore a plainer blue wool dress with a wool veil, possibly showing some stratification in their social status. Neither woman wore anything entirely made of silk, although small silk strips were appliqued onto a tunic worn under the red dress.[10][failed verification]

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Oseberg Ship, Viking Ship Museum, Oslo

[ltwilliammowett]

Excavation of the Oseberg Ship 1904

On 8 August 1903, the archaeologist Gabriel Gustafson received a visit from Oskar Rom, a farmer who had dug into a large burial mound on his property and had come across the remains of a ship. The special thing about this ship - it is the grave of two women from the year 834 AD.

Two days later Professor Gustafson started his investigations at the farm of Lille Oseberg at Slagen in the county of Vestfold.  He found several parts of a ship, decorated with ornamentation from the Viking era.  

The archaeologist was certain that the mound was a ship burial from Viking times. But to avoid problems with the autumn weather, the archaeologists waited until the following summer before starting the dig in earnest. The excavation of the Oseberg mound was of great interest to the public.

The dig had to be secured with a fence, signs and a guard to ensure that nobody interrupted the work or came too close to the objects.  In his diary, Gustafson complains about being on show when heworked. 

When the excavation was completed, the most time-consuming and demanding work was still to come. Although the excavation itself took less than three months, it took 21 years to prepare and restore the ship and most of the finds.  

The ship was dried out very slowly before it was put together. Great emphasis was placed on using the original timber where possible. Today over 90 per cent of the reconstructed Oseberg ship consists of original timber.

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1904: Excavation of the 'Oseberg Ship', a Viking Longship of the 9th century. Norway, .

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[leasthaunted]

Episode 109: Let's Get Kraken

In the most recent episode, Cody and Garth dive into the deep waters to talk about Kraken! And in Garth's corner, he covers the art of figureheads (the sculptures of the front of ships)!

Enjoy the images discussed in the episode below (trigger warning: the last two images are of dead animals, there's no blood or obvious signs of distress but y'all deserve a warning nonetheless)! And please come join the episode discussion on the Least Haunted Discord!

Sorry for the late post, I was hunting for a lake monster!

The book Cody read for the episode: Monsters of the Sea by Richard Ellis.

The Swine Whale (left) and possibly Kraken (right) Carta Marina map of Scandinavia (1539).

Illustration by Denys de Montfort. Historie naturelle des Mollusques (1802).

In 1861 the French ship Alecton recovered part of a Giant Squid, Achiteuthus. This event would inspire Jules Verne when writing 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea.

A Scandinavian grapnel anchor, aka Krake, made from the top of a spruce tree.

"The Kraken" in 1981's Clash of The Titans, although a feat of stop motion animation by Ray Harryhausen, NOT A KRAKEN.

The Mollusk album by Ween. The inspiration for SpongeBob SquarePants according to show creator, Stephen Hillenburg.

They Might Be Giants album Apollo 18 limited edition Zoetrope vinyl! Only 240 were ever made, Cody has #195 and Garth has #196.

GARTH'S CORNER, GARTH'S CORNER, GARTH'S FIGUREHEAD CORNER!

Here are some of the figureheads mentioned in Garth’s Corner. Special props to the YouTube Channel Baltic Empire for “Carved works and Figureheads: A History of Ship Decorations.” Garth also credits Chris Riley for his article “The History of Ship Figureheads.”

Here’s a carving of an elk’s head found in Säkkijärvi, Finland. It was made between 1750 and 1,500 BCE and is thought to have been attached to the front of a boat.

Some examples of Greek Ships with eyes.

The Oseberg Ship, a lavish ship that was buried in Norway some time in the 800s CE.

A model of the 80-gun Naseby (1655) showing Oliver Cromwell on a horse.

A mezzotint etching by Robert Sayer “Hercules as Ship's Figurehead” (1788).

A modern ship, Neptune, a replica of a 17th century Spanish galleon, originally built for the film "Pirates" (1986).

And finally, here’s an awkward mermaid Garth saw online. Not sure where he found it but here she is.

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Dead Sperm Whale with squid scars on its skin.

Dying Architeuthis found in Toyama Bay, Japan 2015.

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Oseberg ship prow replica, by artist Thorleifr on DeviantArt

[ancestorsalive]

The legendary Oseberg ship, a remarkable Viking vessel built around 820 AD, was buried just 14 years later and rediscovered in 1904. After its excavation, the 21.5-meter-long and 5-meter-wide ship was meticulously reconstructed and is now on display at the Viking Ship Museum in Bygdøy, Oslo. Impressively, nearly 95% of the original ship has survived, making it one of the most accurately reconstructed artifacts in over a century of exhibition.