By type
Ship burials across the Viking world
9 recorded sites of this type, from national heritage registers and community contributions.
A burial in which a ship or boat held the dead and their grave goods. The richest Viking-age graves known.
Most are dated to the Viking Age.
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The best-known and most distinctive places in this area.
Ship burialVerified
Port an Eilean Mhòir boat burial
Viking Age · Ardnamurchan, Highland (Scotland), GB→
Ship burialVerified
Scar boat burial
Viking Age · Sanday, Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland, GB→
Ship burialVerified
Balladoole
Viking Age · Arbory, Isle of Man, IM→
Ship burialVerified
Gjellestad ship burial
Viking Age · Halden, Østfold, NO→
Ship burialVerified
Gokstad Ship Burial
Viking Age · Sandefjord, Vestfold, NO→
Ship burialVerified
Ladby ship burial
Viking Age · Kerteminde, Funen, DK→
Ship burialVerified
Oseberg ship burial
Viking Age · Tønsberg, Vestfold, NO→
Ship burialVerified
Storhaug and Grønhaug, Karmøy
Viking Age · Karmøy, Rogaland, NO→
Ship burialVerified
Tune ship burial (Båthaugen, Rolvsøy)
Viking Age · Fredrikstad, Østfold, NO→