Along the Baltic Sea in Sweden, two ghost ships from two completely different places, lying neatly next to each other, disappeared into the sea at the same time in the 14th century and then returned in a ghostly way. .
According to Ancient Origin, the ghostly pair first appeared in the spring of 2021 along the Baltic Sea, accidentally unearthed by workers building a train tunnel near Varberg, Halland district, Sweden.
However, recent analyzes have shown that the two ghost shipwrecks are also unparalleled treasures in many aspects, filled with goods in good condition inside, which reveal a lot of historical and commercial data. and 14th-century politics.
One of two shipwrecks appears in the sand – Photo: Arkeologerna
The first ghost ship wreck – Varbergskoggen 1 – was built from wood harvested around 1346, taken from forests in the Netherlands, Belgium and France; while the second – Varbergskoggen 2 – was built from wood in Northern Poland sometime between 1355 and 1357.
This shows that the two ships did not travel side by side on ancient voyages, but somehow mysteriously found themselves next to each other – only 9 meters apart – and entered the sea at the same time.
The antiques were found in unexpectedly good condition – Photo: Arkeologerna
One of the two ghost ships is the most complete shipwreck ever found in Sweden, the other is only slightly inferior, with no traces of damage so archaeologists are “at a loss” to identify it. accept the cause of the shipwreck.
According to the archaeological company Arkeologerna, the unit leading the excavation, they found a large amount of household items in the two ships, including wooden spoons, wooden barrels, leather shoes… which were items that the children Shipping vessels for sale or exchange.
The pieces of ship hull wood are also good enough to reveal specifically which forest and year they came from – Photo: Arkeologerna
Scientists said they are approaching the stage of analyzing these items in the hope of finding some clues about the tragic accident that two ghost ships encountered nearly 700 years ago. Bad weather was said to be the leading cause, after the discovery of the cargo completely ruled out the pirate theory.
Whatever the answer, this is still an unparalleled treasure, because in addition to its value as antiques, the ships’ cargo will help scientists learn about the people who traded them and the history of the ship’s history. that piece of history.
The discovery also continues to cast a mysterious shadow on the Baltic Sea coastal region, where an unusually large number of shipwrecks and intact ships have been discovered, inadequately explained by the composition of the sea water.
