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Viking warrior with sword standing near Drakkar on the seashore
12th Centery
Wiggo Eriksen

Viking Treasure from Bergen, Norway

In the year 1148 AD, on a fateful Thursday night, a fleet of Viking ships, including the notable vessels Hjolp and Fifa, found themselves ensnared in a ferocious storm shortly after departing from Norway, embarking on their journey just two

modern shipping harbor at night
15th Century
Wiggo Eriksen

The Golden Age Of Bergen: A Look At Maritime Trade in 1500s Norway

Norway and its capital city of Bergen have a long and storied history, and the 1500s were certainly no exception. During this time, maritime trade to and from the city of Bergen was flourishing, bringing in wealth and prosperity for

Concept of travel and adventure all around the world
Citizen Science
Wiggo Eriksen

Shipwrecks 101 : How To Find Shipwrecks

Finding the wreck of a ship is the most difficult part of maritime archaeology. Shipwrecks may be found accidentally, while we are looking for something else, or via targeted missions to locate specific wrecks. We can find shipwrecks on land,

20th Century
Wiggo Eriksen

FB391 Mustang Korsfjorden Norway 1944

10 November 1944 a Mustang P-51C III was shot down in Korsfjorden just south of Bergen. Flight Sergant Antoni B Ciundziewicki, Polish national, was the pilot that gave his life for our freedom this day in Norway.

19th Century
Wiggo Eriksen

SS Kommandøren 1944

Following the 9 April 1940 German invasion of Norway, she was requisitioned by the Norwegian authorities and carried troops for the Norwegian war effort until the forces in Western Norway ceased fighting on 2 May 1940.

17th Century
Wiggo Eriksen

HMS Gloucester 1682

The wreck of a British royal warship that sank 340 years ago has been discovered by amateur divers. The discovery of HMS Gloucester off the Norfolk coast has been hailed as the largest marine find since the discovery of the

19th Century
Wiggo Eriksen

Steelbark “Delta” (Odd)

Delta had 26 October 1920 been in Gothenburg, Sweden and picked up Russian wood boards and was on its way to Port Natal (Durban), South Africa. It was trapped by a hurricane just outside of the Faeroe island and went

Citizen Science
Wiggo Eriksen

MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY: a new dimension in archaeological work

Maritime archaeology is a study of not only the material evidence, but it is also including the social, politic and economy aspects of human activities on the sea and inlands waterways. Some says it is Nautical Archaeology, Marine Archaeology or

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