Viking Museum Ladby
Vikingemuseet Ladby
The only Viking ship burial site found in Denmark, where a 10th-century chieftain was buried with his ship, horses and dogs. Traces of the ship can still be seen inside the burial mound.
The Ladby ship grave lies near Kerteminde. Around AD 925, a Viking chieftain was buried in the mound together with a 21-metre warship, 11 horses and several hunting dogs. The wooden ship has rotted away, but the iron rivets and the outline of the ship are preserved in the exhibition hall inside the mound, which you can walk into. The adjoining museum displays excavated finds and a full-scale replica of the ship. In summer you may be able to see the replica set out to sea. Admission costs about 90 Danish kroner. The site is about 25 km from Odense, a 30-minute drive.
Opening hours
Jun–Aug 10:00–17:00; other months Tue–Sun 10:00–16:00
Nearby sights
- Fjord&Bælt
- Fyns Hoved
- Nyborg Castle
- Hans Jensens Stræde (Andersen Quarter)
- H.C. Andersen House
- St. Canute's Cathedral
- Danish Railway Museum
- H.C. Andersen's Childhood Home