The most striking discovery was the biggest longship yet found ... with replica ships continue to confirm the excellence of Viking ship design. Much less is known about Viking navigation methods ...

The Vikings first landed on these rocky shores ... body parts and arranging most of the dead men in the hull of the largest ship. Then they covered the bodies with cloth and raised a low ...

Viking traders carried a set of folding scales which they used to weigh coins to make sure they got a fair deal. The Oseberg ship was found in 1904 and is now in a museum in Oslo, Norway.

Today in Oslo, the capital of Norway, is the best Viking ship ever discovered. It is over one thousand years old, and just as the Vikings left it.' NEIL OLIVER:This stunning craft is the Oseberg Ship.