The figurehead from a 15th century ship has been raised from the Baltic Sea near Ronneby, Sweden, more than 500 years after it sank.
The Gribshunden is thought to be the world's best-preserved late medieval ship.
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Frozen wastelands, cosy cottages, virgin forest, rocky islands, reindeer herders and Viking lore – Sweden has all that plus impeccable style and to-die-for dining.
Coverage includes: Planning chapters, Stockholm & around, Uppsala & Central Sweden, Göteborg & the Southwest, Malmö & the South, the Southeast & Gotland, Östersund & the Bothnian Coast, Lappland & the Far North, and the Understand and Survival guide chapters.
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Frozen wastelands, cosy cottages, virgin forest, rocky islands, reindeer herders and Viking lore – Sweden has all that plus impeccable style and to-die-for dining.
Coverage includes: Planning chapters, Stockholm & around, Uppsala & Central Sweden, Göteborg & the Southwest, Malmö & the South, the Southeast & Gotland, Östersund & the Bothnian Coast, Lappland & the Far North, and the Understand and Survival guide chapters.
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