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After being killed by whaleboat crews, the whale was secured alongside the ship and cut into pieces, which were cooked in the try-pots. The resulting oil was casked and stored below the decks.

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Figurehead from the Oseberg ship, about 800 ce;...

© Universitetets Oldsaksamling, Oslo, Norway; photographer, Eirik Irgens Johnsen

After being killed by whaleboat crews, the whale was secured alongside the ship and cut into pieces, which were cooked in the try-pots. The resulting oil was casked and stored below the decks.

After being killed by whaleboat crews, the whale was secured alongside the ship and...

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