Why the Vikings Buried Their Longships

Name: Why the Vikings Buried Their Longships
Uploaded: 2026-08-26T13:00:20Z
Duration: 112 s
Channel: Kings and Generals
Description: Burning ships on water is the ultimate Viking cliché, but in Scandinavia, elite longships were buried underground. Vessels like the Oseberg and Gokstad were packed with Greek silks, Islamic silver, and weapons to carry jarls and kings to Valhalla. These digs revealed the evolution of Norse shipbu...