The Gokstad Ship is in Critical Condition 

Such a beautiful ship. I hope they can preserve it for the future generations.

This place is very high on my bucket list, so I'll start saving my silver lol. Thanks for sharing brother

easy. support the ship on large air bags which would distribute the weight evenly similar to water; and could be made to resemble water, rather than many small posts that support the weight unevenly and increase pressure at touching points. smooth sailing

He is a beautiful ship! I wonder if he was better preserved with adequate moisture & support in the ground than how the museum have tried to preserve him since...? My observations on preserving things of function is it can sometimes help to keep them in light working use. I wonder if readying him as if for the fjords/sea would help. I expect the ships would have been worked on each year when out of the water originally. Would the salt water preserve or deteriorate the wood I wonder? I wonder if the museum treat the wood regularly (& correctly!), to keep it supple? It's weird they say it has flexed, it was built to flex. If it can be kept or made supple again it can withstand flexing. Perhaps the museum are using this to angle for a big fat grant when some clever craftsmen could probably improve the ship's lifespan with some good practices & proper supports for a fraction of the cost? Oh dear, it's very late & I'm rambling...! Great video!

viking pride

Norway has the world's richest sovereign wealth fund, if this isn't a good use of that money they might as well chuck it in the North sea.

I think the government underestimates the potential for tourism - and the loss of reputation that might come from neglecting this national treasure. Once it is gone, no amount of regret and belated investment will be able to restore the original to its full glory.

Thanks for the video.

thats me

This is almost a scandal that the richest country in the world can`t finance a new museum for the viking ships !! As a short solution to the problem i think that Sweden and Denmark can be supportive and host the Viking ships in the Wasa museum and in Roskilde viking museum. Meanwhile the Norwegian can plan and build a new museum for this World heritage. These ships does not belong to the norwegian only but the whole world. For god sake do something !!!!

You can't pull my beard; the dwarves took it, because I'm female.

Wow

When we pick a ship out of the ground. It will be destroyed. It comes with the territory. Some unique soil conditions preserved it 1000 years. Good for us. However, up in the air, it will not survive. If nothing else, few societies last 1000 years. Look at all the destruction in Iraq when the Americans attacked them? Many historical artifacts were destroyed during the war of the Americans. In the 1000 years to come, there will be similar upheaval in Norway, even if you do not anger the Americans, it will be something else. Hence, document, copy, examine document, copy, examine, document, copy, examine. And spread the knowledge, make it available. So that the knowledge of the ships and of the age is not lost.

Maybe the Scandinavian Airlines want to sponsor this museum?...

Hey, Skjalden, I was just wondering if Skjalden means anything in Danish and if so, what.

Well, let's be real here. The Gokstad ship was actually built by the POC from Wakanda anyway, the vikings stole it.

Why not spent one million dollars for an EXACT replica built EVERY 5 years ... the skills and knowledge of HOW it was built is the real treasure