Everything about The Tune Ship totally explained
The
Tune ship is a
viking ship of the "karv" type found at Haugen farm on
Rolvsøy in
Tune,
Østfold,
Norway. The ship was built around AD
900, and is made of
clinkered oak planks. It was found in a
burial mound called "Båthaugen" (
the Boat mound) which was excavated by archaeeologist
Oluf Rygh in
1867.
The ship is fragmentary, but may have been up to 22 m long. It is 4.35m wide and would have had 11 or 12 pairs of oars. The length of the keel is ca 14 meters. It is of rugged construction with naturally grown ribs, thick crossbeams and a solid
gunwhale.
The Tune ship is exhibited in the
Viking Ship Museum in
Bygdøy,
Oslo.
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