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The Salme ships are two clinker-built ships of Scandinavian origin discovered in 2008 and 2010 near the village of Salme on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia.Both ships were used for ship burials here around AD 700–750 in the Nordic Iron Age and contained the remains of 41 warriors killed in battle, as well as 6 dogs, 2 hunting hawks and numerous weapons and other artifacts.
The sinking of the Estonia has been the subject of a number of documentaries in addition to the feature film Baltic Storm, including: History Channel: Sinking of the Estonia; Zero Hour: The Sinking of the Estonia (2006) Built from Disaster: Ships (2009) [42] Discovery Plus: Estonia (2020) [43] It was also mentioned in the Swedish film Force ...
The site of one of the excavated Salme ships. From Dirham hoards in Estonia. Viking-Age treasures from Estonia mostly contain silver coins and bars. Compared to its close neighbors, Saaremaa has the richest finds of Viking treasures after Gotland in Sweden. This strongly suggests that Estonia was an important transit country during the Viking era.
Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian municipalities in 2017, the village was the administrative center of Salme Parish. The Salme shipfind consisted of two clinker-built ships discovered in Salme, one with the remains of seven persons found in autumn 2008, and another with 33 in 2010. [2] Salme school. As of 2021, the population of ...
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During the Second World War, the Battle of Tehumardi took place in Salme. The location is marked by a 21-metre Soviet monument. The location is marked by a 21-metre Soviet monument. During the administrative-territorial reform in 2017, all 12 municipalities on the island Saaremaa were merged into a single municipality – Saaremaa Parish .
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World War II ships of Estonia (2 C) I. Icebreakers of Estonia (2 P) M. Merchant ships of Estonia (2 C, 8 P) Museum ships in Estonia (4 P) N. Naval ships of Estonia (6 ...