Originally Posted by
fimo
I didn't spend enough time in Oslo to check out museums, but Stockholm has a great museum of a viking ship that sank within minutes of launch, and was only found, raised and restored in the 1960s. Look up the Vasa Museet - it's right by the water along with other museums, and a real gem.
Sorry dude, but that's not a viking ship!
It sank in the year of 1628. The period of the Vikings were around 790-1100. But it's kind of cool and still worth the visit! Info in english:
http://www.vasamuseet.se/InEnglish/about.aspx