Oseberg Ship Move: 100-Year First – NRK

Now the Oseberg ship is in its new place.

The move of the 1200 -year -old ship started on Wednesday morning, the relocation will probably be the last trip to the ship.

– It has been a long but nice journey, says project manager Lars Kristian Gomnæs in Statsbygg.

– Still, we are not finished, this was the first of six items to be moved, says Gomnæs.

After a long process, the whole rail reached the new place.

The wood in the Viking ship is now so dry that it cracks as easily as a crispbread.

Therefore, the process took over 12 hours.

For almost a hundred years, the Oseberg ship has been exhibited in the Viking Museum at Bygdøy in Oslo, side by side with the Gokstad ship and the tuna ship. Now the iconic ship will be moved to the new museum, which is built next door.

For five years, Statsbygg, who is the builder, and the Cultural History Museum has planned this historical promise.

On the way into the new building

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The Oseberg ship has a top speed of 25 centimeters per minute on the way to say new harbor, 100 meters from where the ship was earlier. But the condition of the ship makes them a lower marching speed than this.

At 1530 on Wednesday, the ship was on the road over the edge, and they started work on lowering it on the floor below to the new location.

– Now we actually see the worm head, so far, come in. It is almost unbeatable, and quite touching. It is almost incredible to see it again, said museum director Aud Tønnessen to NRK when the ship was on its way to the new building.

Among those who are present to welcome the Oseberg ship on Wednesday is Research and Higher Education Minister Sigrun Aasland (Ap).

– This is a historic day. It is about preserving our common cultural heritage. It is important for Norway and for the world. And then this has been prepared for a long time, and it has been a big investment.

The Viking ship is considered by many as archaeological wonders. They are Norway’s contribution to the world heritage.

It is therefore important to take a good time when the ship is moving, says project manager Lars Kristian Gomnæs in Statsbygg.

– We slowly drive to have good control and low risk. If there is something we do not want with this operation, then there is unnecessary high risk. We don’t take any chances, he says.

Fragile ships

In 2012, an international expert group raised an alarm about many of the world’s most important Viking treasures. 15 out of 41 objects were so frail that they were in danger of being rashed.

And the objects could not move one centimeter more than necessary, until that was too fragile.

– We are used to the fact that wood is flexible, but this tree has become very crispy and it breaks just as often across the fibers as longitudinally, says Jan Bill, who is responsible for the Viking ship.

Oseberg skips will be opened by the Science Museum in the same way, the same. Det Eer Norregs massive cultural skills, univttagiid, but also popula in tourist traffic.

New museum

The audience capacity in the old museum has long been blown up. About 20 million have visited the museum over the years.

The supports, which hold the ship up, are almost a hundred years old. Gravity, vibration, temperature fluctuations and dust from all visitors have been serious troughs for the ship.

The new Viking Age Museum, which lies next door to the old, is a security measure where the goal is to preserve the ship for future generations.

The Oseberg ship is first out of the three Viking ship, and will be transported about 100 meters to its new position.

To carry the ship, a crane track has been built in the ceiling, which is anchored in the foundation wall. The ship will be raised in the air and transport over the ground. The price tag on the move is NOK 550 million.

During the construction of the new museum, the Viking ship has been secured in steel rigs protecting vibrations.

The Oseberg ship with rig road around 50 tonnes and is hoisted 20 cm up before moving down one floor. The ship will hang five meters above the floor, and the relocation is expected to take around 12 hours.

The biggest scare

Conservator David Hauer is the responsible conservator for Norway’s largest cultural treasure. And as a captain for the relocation of the Viking ship, he knows a pressure.

– The biggest scare is that we get a great damage to the Viking ship. It stands inside the migration rig on supports. And we can risk if we get deformations in the moving rig during the move, so these supports can go straight through the hull.

But Hauer emphasizes that there are many precautions. Methods have been developed that will safeguard the security in a good way. And a management system makes it possible to monitor the ship during relocation.

– We have been very good, and we are well shuttered for the task now. But excitement is, and we have to take heed for more outcomes. That’s how it is moving Viking ships, says Hauer.

If everything goes as planned, the new Viking Age Museum will open to the public at the end of 2027.