The Viking Museum at Ladby

The Ladby Burial Ship, a Viking ship grave discovered in Ladby, Denmark, is housed in the Viking Museum. The ship is thought to be the burial location of a prince or other leader, such as a chieftain, and dates back to around 925 AD. The Ladby Burial Ship was dragged up the hill and loaded with burial goods such as jewelry and even animals. The Viking Museum at Ladby, which displays the Ladby Burial Ship among other excavation artifacts, provides insight into the history of the Vikings and their lives in the area.

Today, the Viking Museum at Ladby, open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, displays many of the ship's discoveries alongside an interactive narrative of the Vikings who would have lived on Funen. The Ladby ship's 2,000 rivets and the imprint left by the planks – the wood having rotted away long ago – are encircled by a glass exhibit and darkly lighted for preservation, adding to the sense of awe.

Aside from the excavated ship, the museum also has a reconstructed ship at the time of burial, complete with the deceased chieftain on a bed surrounded by his dogs, horses, and grave goods.