The remains of two female Vikings were rediscovered on Tuesday, as their coffin was opened at the Vikingship museum at Bygdoey. The two women originate from the Oseberg ship, which was stationed at the Oseberg farm in the fall of 834.
The grave was first opened in 1914, but the two women were buried again in 1948. The archeologists at the time did not have sufficient knowledge and equipment, and decided to put the remains in a more sustainable grave and rebury them in specially made coffins of metal.
A team of very excited archeologists and press were gathered today at the museum to witness the opening of the coffin. It took Ragnar Loechen and his team about one hour to get it open, after it had been squeezed together in order to fit into the original sarcophagus.
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