http://www.history.com/photos/viking-vessels-and-artifacts View images of Viking longboats and artifacts, from the Oseberg ship in Norway to 11th century rune stones in Sweden. en Copyright 2013, History.com Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-19T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/viking-vessels-and-artifacts/photo1 A royal ceremonial Viking longship, the well-preserved Oseberg was built some time during or before the 9th century. It is kept on display in Oslo, Norway. http://www.history.com/photos/viking-vessels-and-artifacts/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/viking-vessels-and-artifacts/photo2 This carved head comes from the Viking longship Oseberg. http://www.history.com/photos/viking-vessels-and-artifacts/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/viking-vessels-and-artifacts/photo3 This Viking carving comes from a cart found onboard the longship Oseberg. It displays the detail and intricacies of Viking wood carving. http://www.history.com/photos/viking-vessels-and-artifacts/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/viking-vessels-and-artifacts/photo4 A replica Viking ship at sail in Norway, 2006 http://www.history.com/photos/viking-vessels-and-artifacts/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/viking-vessels-and-artifacts/photo5 The hilts of three Viking swords, forged presumably between the 9th and 11th centuries. http://www.history.com/photos/viking-vessels-and-artifacts/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/viking-vessels-and-artifacts/photo6 This thin, disk-shaped pendant is known as a bracteate. Common in early Scandanavian civilizations, bracteates were produced by pressing thin sheets of gold over carvings. http://www.history.com/photos/viking-vessels-and-artifacts/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/viking-vessels-and-artifacts/photo7 Foreign currency found its way into Scandanavia thanks to trade with Europe and the Islamic world to the east. These Byzantine and Islamic coins, dating from the 11th century, were discovered in Viking burial sites across Scandanavia. http://www.history.com/photos/viking-vessels-and-artifacts/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/viking-vessels-and-artifacts/photo8 A small bronze, 6-7 cm high, of the Norse god Thor that dates from around the 11th century. http://www.history.com/photos/viking-vessels-and-artifacts/photo8 http://www.history.com/photos/viking-vessels-and-artifacts/photo9 This snake filled with Viking runes was painted in the 11th century in Sweden. http://www.history.com/photos/viking-vessels-and-artifacts/photo9