People with high status were sometimes buried in a ship along with animal sacrifices, weapons, provisions and other items, as evidenced by the buried vessels at Gokstad and Oseberg in Norway and the excavated ship burial at Ladby in Denmark.
As persoas cun alto status ás veces foron enterradas nun barco xunto con animais sacrificados, armas, provisións e outros artigos, como o demostran os barcos enterrados en Gokstad e Oseberg en Noruega e o enterro escavado do barco en Ladby, Dinamarca.