The archaeologist Anders Lorange traveled to Nordfjordeid from Bergen in 1874 to investigate the large burial mound locally called “Rundehågjen” or “Lisje Skjoratippen”.

The mound contained the remains of a large Viking ship and a number of high-status objects from the end of the ninth century.The size of the ship is known on the basis of several finds according to the University of Bergen: The first is the number of rivets and nails (at least 7000), and the size of these.

The other layer may have been the burned remains of the ends of the ship, thrown into the middle before the mound was built over the grave.

[1] The Viking museum Sagastad in Nordfjordeid, houses a full-scale replica of the Myklebust ship as its main attraction.

The modern, purpose-built waterfront building features large rear doors and a ramp down to the fjord to facilitate launching of the vessel.