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begge saaledes, som de nu staa i skuret, efterat deres
faste dele ved istandsættelsen have faaet sin rette plads.
Saavel skibet som baadene og gravkammerets overbyg-
ning skulle senere beskrives, naar der først er gjort rede
for de løse ting, som fandtes i eller udenfor skibet.
For det første blev højt oppe i haugen over grav-
kammeret truffet en skjødesløst tildannet, cylinderformet
graa sandsten, 2.3 cm. høj og 4.5 cm.i tvermaal, paa
hvis ene grundflade er indridset en figur, der har en
svag lighed med et
Noget dybere laa en tofte til en baad (pl. VII fig. 5),
et stykke af en anden saadan (pl. VII fig. 4) og en
skuffel, alle af ek. Af sidste slags redskab fandtes
der andre steder flere, saa at der i det hele fremkom
hagekors med 6 bøjede arme.
ti med noget forskjellig størrelse men væsentlig kun to
former, enten uden trin for foden (pl. VII fig. 11, 19)
eller med saadant (pl. VII fig. 6, 7).
pelt, og de sidstnævnte have nogen lighed med dem,
Arbeidet er sim-
som sees paa broderiet i Bayeux!), dog med den for-
skjel, at disse have haandtag og deres blad en skoning
rimeligvis af jern.
I skibets forende eller mellem gravkammeret og
forstavnen fandtes:
a. omtrent i højde med nysnævnte sager, midtskibs,
ca. 7 m. fra stavnen og i retning med denne en
jernklump, som fortsatte sig agterover i en sma-
lere, jevnt 8 cm. bred stang, der dog var saa for-
tæret af rust, at det hele smuldrede op, saa at kun
nysnævnte klump holdt sammen; rimeligvis levning
af et anker og dets ring;
6. længer ned to svære spirer af fure (pl. IV fig, 13,
14) hvilende i »krykkernes« eller opstandernes tver-
stykke (jfr. pl I fig. 1, 4, II fig. 7 øverst) men med
uvis bestemmelse, maaske varespirer, for deraf at
gjøre ny mast eller andre rundholter i tilfælde af
brækning, skjønt de paa den plads maatte være i
vejen, naar sejlet var oppe; langs underkanten af
den til bagbord liggende spire fandtes paa et godt
stykke et tykt kullag, hvis mening ikke skjøn-
nes, og deri
)
c. en klump uldtøj af gulagtig farve, men oprin-
delig vistnok hvidt, med paasyede striber af rødt
te} (jfr. s. 33), det hele vel til teltet, hvilket styr-
1): Fowrn, 1 cit. på OH, LIG.
its sepulchral chamber (PI. III), both as, after having
had their solid parts rightly put together, they now
stand in the shed. The ship as well as the boats and
the roofing of the sepulchral chamber, will subsequently
be described, but first the movables that were found either
within or outside the vessel, shall be dealt with.
Firstly: — there was found in the tumulus å rudely
wrought block of grey sandstone of cylindrical form
2.3 cm. in height, and 4.5 cm. in diameter, on the one
base of which is engraved a figure having a faint resem-
blance to a cross cramponné (fylfot) with six curved
arms. Somewhat deeper lay the thwart of a boat (pl. VII
fig. 5), the fragment of another (pl. VII fig. 4) and a
shovel, all made of oak. Of the last named implement
so that all
ten were brought to light, of different sizes, but essen-
several were also found elsewhere, ity “all
tially, of only two shapes, either without a step for the
foot (pl. VII fig. 11, 19), or furnished therewith (pl. VII
fig. 6, 7). and the
somewhat resemble those represented in the Bayeux
The workmanship is rude, latter
tapestry ’), but with this difference, that those which may
be seen on the tapestry have a handle, and that their
blade was shod, probably with iron.
At the forend of the ship, or between the sepulchral
chamber and the stem, were found:
a. at about the same height as the articles just named
the
in right line therewith, an iron clump which ex-
and amidships about 7 m. from stem and
tended stemwards in a narrower 8 cm. broad bar
which however was so eroded by rust, that it smoul-
dered altogether and only the just named clump.
cohered. These are probably the remains of an
anchor and its ring;
6. at a greater depth two large firwood rough-spars
(pl. IV fig. 13, 14) resting on the crossarms of
the «crutches» or stanchions (conf. pl. I fig. 1. 4,
pl. II fig. 7 uppermost), but the purpose of which
is not known; possibly they might have been reserve-
spars to make a new mast or other round spar in
the event of breakage, although in the place where
they were found, they must have been in the way
when the sail was up. Along the under surface
of the spar that lay to port, was for a good distance
found a thick layer of charcoal, the use of which
can not be accounted for, and therein:
c. a bundle of woollen cloth of yellowish color, though
doubtless originally white, with stripes of red cloth
sewn thereon (cfr, p. 33) the whole of which, pre-
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