Oseberg 1:25

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Description: Excavations conducted in the early 20th century by Norwegian archaeologist Haakon Shetelig and his Swedish colleague Gabriel Gustafson in a burial mound near Oseberg, Norway, have uncovered the hull of a 9th-century Viking ship. Vessel of the "karv" type with a typical clinker lining with mutually offset planks was made mainly of oak; the bow and stern of the ship were adorned with beautiful carved strips. The ship was later picked up and restored - you can visit it at the Viking Ship Museum in Bygdøy near Oslo, Norway. In the same city there is the Kon-Tiki Museum with collections from Thor Heyrdahl's expeditions, the Norwegian Maritime Museum and the Fram Ship Museum famous for the polar expeditions of Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen - it's worth a trip to the north!

The original investigation of the ship and the double sinking of the replica seemed to show that it was more of a vessel intended for the ceremonial burial of a prominent Viking "official" - in this case Queen Åsa, buried in 834 - rather than a ship capable of sailing on the high seas. However, the use of state-of-the-art non-destructive research methods, such as laser scanning, has revealed in the last decade that hull lifting and subsequent restoration have shortened the hull, bringing the mast into the wrong position and undesirably changing the hull geometry. Based on these findings, a new replica was built and launched on the water in 2012. The voyage tests were a complete success, the ship did very well on the high seas and reached a speed of 10 knots under sail. Oseberg is designed for advanced shipbuilders; is designed as a non-floating desktop mockup.

Oseberg has a hull of classic wooden construction from laser-cut parts with a plank plating and deck. The kit contains all the wooden, plastic and metal parts needed to complete the model, mock-up accessories, tarpaulin, etc.