Viking Museum Ladby

Kerteminde is Denmark’s only ship grave from the Viking period. Around 925 AD, the king of Ladby was buried in his ship, which was 21.5 meters long and 3 meters wide. A burial mound was raised above the ship. His grave was furnished with all his fine possessions, including 11 horses and 3 or 4 dogs. In the bow of the ship lies the original anchor and anchor chain.  Out in the yard a replica of the ship is being build using the traditional viking building techniques and tools.  The ship should be completed sometime in 2014.

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3 Responses to “Viking Museum Ladby”

  1. | October 30, 2013 at 8:23 pm #

    Very neat! Good pics of the ship!

  2. | October 30, 2013 at 8:41 pm #

    I am certainly glad we came back. It’s always great to visit this place.

  3. | October 30, 2013 at 8:43 pm #

    Seriously were Vikings the early Teletubbies – look at the shape of that mound?

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