Overview
- Archaeologists from the Viking Ship Museum announced and are excavating Svælget 2 in the Øresund near Copenhagen, identifying it as the largest known medieval cog.
- Tree-ring analysis dates construction to around 1410, with planks from Pomerania and framing timber from the Netherlands, indicating cross-regional material sourcing.
- Exceptional preservation includes extensive rigging remains and a surviving sterncastle, offering the first archaeological confirmation of these cog features.
- A brick-built galley with cooking gear, food remains, and personal items such as shoes, combs, and rosary beads reveals organized onboard life; it is the first brick galley found in a medieval ship in Danish waters.
- Discovered during seabed surveys for the Lynetteholm project, the roughly 28-meter vessel likely carried about 300 tons, underscoring organized bulk trade, while its cargo remains unidentified as analysis continues.