Saga Oseberg
Osebergskipet is one of three viking ships that was found in huge burial mounds in Vestfold. Osebergskipet, Tuneskipet, and the most famous one; Gokstadskipet, is kept at The Viking Ship Museum in Oslo. A copy of Osebergskipet can be seen in the harbor in Tønsberg.
European Cultural Route
Tunsbergleden is part of a European cultural route called St. Olav Ways to Nidaros (ACSOW), which leads through Finland, Sweden, and Denmark to its destination in Norway. Estonia and England are also members of the route. The European Cultural Routes program, initiated by the Council of Europe, connects networks that share a theme or value common to Europe. The cultural routes aim to promote the Council of Europe’s core principles: human rights, democracy, cultural diversity and identity, dialogue, and mutual exchange across borders.
St. Olav Ways: https://www.acsow.org/
Kaupang in Larvik, Vikingodden in Tønsberg, and the Borre Mounds in Horten are also part of another cultural route, The Viking Routes.
Read more here:
https://www.coe.int/en/web/cultural-routes/the-viking-routes
Foto: Aksel Undset