Morris tribune., 1913-01-31
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ania correspondent of the Minneap-
oils Journal "The most interesting
relic of antiquity in the museum for
old Morse archaeology in Christiania
is the Viking ship of the Ninth cen
| fury. 1t is on exhibition in a separate
building behind the main building of
| the university and it is one of the
| chief attractions for thousands of
| tourists who annually visit the Nor
wegian capital, as we'll as for archae-
| ologists from various countries. Near
the small town and summer resort of
/ Sandefjord, on the west side of the
entrance to the Christiania ford and
| about one hundred miles from the
/ capital, lie the guards or farms of
| Gokstad, in the parish of Sandene-
reed. Here was a large mound
known as the Kings mound Accord
ing to tradition king was buried
| there, together with all his treasures.
| In 1880 the peasants began to eX-
cavate the mound, but they were soon
| stopped by the Antiquarian society,
which desired to make thorough in
vestigatiOn later on. No sooner was
! the work started than it was discov-
cred that the mound contained
| tomb in special ship of state.
| Thanks to the potter's clay in which
! it had been imbedded to a depth of
| four feet the ship was in an excellent
state of preservation and it was care
| fully removed and taken to Christi
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various authorities on archaeology
united in declaring that the ship was
! from the Viking period in the Ninth
| century and that the man buried in
| it was some great warrior and chief.
| 1t is LOO years since the ship was
| constructed and yet the construction
| proves beyond doubt that the Vik-
| ings knew the art OF shipbuilding well.
/! The old vessel is clinch built, of oak,
rsixteen stakes high The keel is six
| ty.seyen feet long and the distance
| from stem to stern is about eighty
feet, Strangely enough, the frames
! are not fastened to the keel, but are
bound to the piaaking with soft roots
/ OF trees. The seams are caulked with
| three threads OF yarn, spun OF cows
| hair Both ends OF the ship are now
somewhat defective, as they project
| ed beyond the pottsr's clay referred
to. Among the many interesting
things found in the so called sepul-
/ chre chamber of the vessel may be
mentioned specimens of cows hair,
soft roots of trees and ropes OF thin
| bark, some pieces of white homespun,
OF which the tent was made, few
feathers OF peacock, then a rare
bird in Norway, and other articles"
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Many of the transatlantic steamers
were detained through storms so that
many holiday visitors did not reach
their homes in time for Christmas eve,
says the Scanda Many home return
ing rwegian-Americans who would
much have enjoyed to be at their ord
homes on this occasion were either
compelled to spend the time at rail
way stations far away from their 'des-
tination or on shipboard.
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Otto Brahms, the late director of the
Leasing theater in Berlin, has done
more than anyone else to introduce
Ibsen plays in Germany Director
Brahms was very fond of Ibsen and
knew him personally and had great
| admiration for-his art Ii was through
Brahms, one may say, that the Ibsen
literature was first introduced in Ger
many, where afterwards it became sc
popular.
A Japanese artist, X. Okuno, is al
present on visit in Christianfa and
will remain in Norway for an extended
period for the purpose of studying
Norwegian art Ii he likes it wei
enough in the Norwegian capital he
may open Japanese art school In
that city.
During his recent lecture tour RoalC
Amundsen received not less than thir
ty medals. He sent them home and
could not conveniently bring all with
him to America. Some of these medals
are set IN diamonds and are reported
to be worth several thousand crowns
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The Harald Haarfager company O
Haugesund has purchased a $4,000
ton English steamship for 6O0,OOt
crowns. 1t viii be the largest mer
chant marine vessel that halls from
the port Of Haugesund.
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Editor Oppedal has been appointed
United States consul in Trondhjem
Mr. OppedaI was at one time edito
Of Norwegian-A paper il
Chicago and has resided in Americ;
for a number of years.
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Madame Martha Sandahl, the wei
known Norwegian singer, has beef
married to Lieutenant Thyge Ryge,
prominent figure in the military Gil
cles OF Copenhagen