Wood from the ship, and iron samples from a spear and sword discovered with it, are being dated. "We can't be sure of anything until we get the dating results back, which could take around a month. But the sword did seem semi-familiar," said marine archaeologist Roland Peterson, referring to the weapon's apparent similarity to earlier Viking era finds.
Sweden's first Viking shipwreck found in Lake Vänern
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2009-06-10 16:31
Marine archaeologists believe they have found the first Viking shipwreck ever discovered in Swedish waters. A rib from the ship was found recently in Lake Vänern, the country's largest lake, by the Swedish Coastguard. The rest of the vessel was covered by sediment.
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