The Vikings are coming!

One of 3 Viking ships in the Viking museum. They were actually used for burial -- the custom is to bury the dead in a little hut in the middle of the boat with food, goods, and animals, then bury the whole thing in the ground. These were excavated on someone's land.

Oslo, round 2

June 6th 2007
I can't believe how much stuff I packed into one day. They say you can do Oslo in 2 days, and I just made it. This was the second of my 2 non-consecutive Oslo days and I still had most of the chapter left. I set out early to what I thought was the City Hall for a tour (sounds odd but Rick Steve gave it 2 stars out of 3). Where I actually ended up was the Parliament building. I ran inside and look ... read more

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Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with De... ... read more

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