Merovingian ship burial found in Norway

During 2023, archaeologists conducted an investigation at Leka in the northern region of Trøndelag County, Norway, revealing the presence of a ship burial within the Herlaugshaugen burial mound.

The burial mound has a diameter of over 60 metres and was thought to be the ultimate resting site of King Herlaug, a Norse king who, as legend has it, opted to be interred alive along with eleven companions instead of yielding or fleeing from the advancing King Harald.

Excavations of the mound were conducted in the late 1700s, yielding reports of discoveries  such as iron rivets, a bronze…