{"id":166,"date":"2021-01-24T13:15:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-24T12:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/?page_id=166"},"modified":"2021-12-07T15:45:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T14:45:15","slug":"the-vikings-tools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/the-oseberg-ship\/the-oseberg-find-in-short\/the-vikings-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"The Viking\u00b4s tools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/BOARD-11_1-1024x501.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"167\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/BOARD-11_1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/?attachment_id=167\" class=\"wp-image-167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/BOARD-11_1-1024x501.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/BOARD-11_1-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/BOARD-11_1-768x376.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/BOARD-11_1-600x294.jpg 600w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/BOARD-11_1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/BOARD-11_2-1024x695.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"168\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/BOARD-11_2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/?attachment_id=168\" class=\"wp-image-168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/BOARD-11_2-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/BOARD-11_2-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/BOARD-11_2-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/BOARD-11_2-600x408.jpg 600w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/BOARD-11_2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/BOARD-11-3-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"169\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/BOARD-11-3.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/?attachment_id=169\" class=\"wp-image-169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/BOARD-11-3-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/BOARD-11-3-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/BOARD-11-3-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/BOARD-11-3-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/BOARD-11-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">The Vikings were highly specialized craftsmen with a wide range of tools. An axe wasn\u00b4t just an axe; at least seven different types have been identified, each with its special use.<br>(Photo: Tordis \u00d8dbehr).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You need a large and specialized group of craftsmen and tools to build a ship like the Oseberg. We know the tools from Viking graves, where specialists like boat builders and blacksmiths were frequently buried with their tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An axe wasn\u00b4t just an axe. Several types have been identified, each intended for its own use. There were axes for felling or splitting trees, for working with details or as planers. There were multi-purpose work axes and weapon axes, and sometimes combinations of these. There would also have been hammers, mallets, drills, biles, planers and scrapers of different types, to mention just some of the Vikings\u00b4 tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where is the saw?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>But one tool seems to be missing from the Viking Tool Box. We\u00b4ve found just a few small remnants of saws, much too small to be used for i.e. sawing ship\u00b4s planks. Instead, these were made from splitting logs and then axing them into required shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Axes from Oseberg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Two axes were excavated at Oseberg, both with their 71 cm long wooden handles preserved. One was copied and used for building the Saga Oseberg, together with a comprehensive range of other Viking tools. 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