The ship was found just below the surface of a farmer‘s field, where it appears to have been covered by a burial mound a millennium ago.

The Draken Harald Harfagre is a modern day Viking ship that left Norway at the end of April with the goal of crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

Six weeks ago, the Draken Harald Hårfagre and its 32-member crew set sail from Haugesund, Norway, on a journey across the North Atlantic to Canada and the U.S. Yesterday, the world’s largest replica Viking ship docked in St. Anthony, N.L.