Øysletta

Øysletta is a village in Overhalla Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the south shore of the river Namsen, along the now-defunct Namsos Line railway. The municipal center, Ranemsletta lies about to the northwest and the municipal border with Grong Municipality lies about east of Øysletta.

Viking ship discovery

A geo-radar survey revealed in 2019 the presence of a group of Viking ship burials, the most significant of which appears to be over long. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, excavations were delayed until 2023, and will last for years. This is the first find of ship burials since the excavation of the Oseberg Ship in the early 1900s-the archetype of the Viking ship and the centrepiece of the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo.