Salme: Ancient Viking Burial Ships

Salme: Ancient Viking Burial Ships

Season 1
In 2008, construction workers in Saaremaa uncovered two Viking-era ships with human bones and grave goods. Since drawing global attention archaeologists have spent 13 years investigating who these people were and what happened 1,300 years ago. Featuring expert insights and dramatic reconstructions, *Salme: Ancient Viking Burial Ships* unveils the mystery behind these ships and their significance.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Episode 1

    December 31, 2021
    55min
    TV-PG
    In the first part of the series, we travel back to the Europe of over a thousand years ago, to discover what it meant to be a Viking during the Viking Age. We also meet the team behind the present day excavations, and understand the process of exhuming one of the most exciting archaeological finds of recent times.
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  2. S1 E2 - Episode 2

    December 31, 2021
    54min
    TV-PG
    Part two of the documentary explores the study of the Vikings' remains and the surprising findings. Viking Age researcher Neil Price takes us to Sweden, the likely origin of the Vikings found in Saaremaa. We also examine theories about what happened 1,300 years ago and why 41 Vikings, along with their magnificent possessions, were given such a spectacular ship burial.
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