Most vikings were not buried in our traditioal ways, they were sent out to sea in the boat they had had in life. Along with the dead viking would be everything they might need in the next life. In 1880 a viking ship was found and dug up in Norway. The archaeologists called it the Gokstad Longship, cause it was found near the village of Gokstad. They found the skeleton of a man, he was dressed in fancy clothes and had lots of gold and jewelry around him. He had been burried with several horses, dogs and a peacock. And also there were some extra household items. Another boat was found in 1904 and it had two women burried in it. It is thought that one of the women was a queen and the other was her serving maid.
that is really interesting!
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