 Tune ship at the Viking Ship Museum | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Namesake | Tune, Norway |
| Launched | c. 900 |
| Status | Museum ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Karve |
| Length | 22 m (72 ft) (estimate) |
| Beam | 4.35 m (14.3 ft) |
TheTune ship (Tuneskipet) is aViking ship exhibited in theViking Ship Museum (Vikingskipshuset på Bygdøy) inBygdøy,Oslo.[1][2][3]
The Tune ship is of thekarve, a small type oflongship with broad hull. It was found at the Haugen farm on the island ofRolvsøy in the parish ofTune inØstfold,Norway. It was discovered in aship burial mound (Båthaugen, from theOld Norse wordsbåt meaning boat andhaugr meaning mound or barrow). It was discovered when the burial mound was opened and the site was excavated by archaeologistOluf Rygh in 1867. It was named the Tune ship by Professor Rygh after excavation. This is due to the discovery being located in Tune parish.[4][5]
The grave, found attached to thegunwale of the ship, contained a wooden spade, ahand spike, and carved pieces of wood. The ship had clearly been ransacked previous to Rygh’s arrival, and likely contained many more items, including the corpse of a man.[6]
The Tune ship is fragmentary, but may have been up to 18.7 metres (61 ft) long. It is 4.2 metres (14 ft) wide and would have had 11 or 12 pairs of oars.[7] The length of the keel is approximately 14 metres (46 ft). The ship was built around AD 900. It was made principally ofclinkered oak planks. It is of rugged construction with naturally grown ribs, thick crossbeams and a solidgunwale.[8]
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