The autumn of 2021 has probably been our most hectic period ever. Here is an update on some of the most important activities, mainly during September.
• Organised our 7th Viking festival with more than 4.000 visitors.
• Three new Viking shipmasters have fulfilled their education and been approved by our Shipmasters´ Board.
• Our young blacksmith apprentice Kristoffer Holmvik has passed his exams with honours.
• Comprehensive filming on board Saga Oseberg for Irish TV series on Vikings.
• Crew-training weekend on board Saga Farmann. Another training session coming up with three Viking ships: Saga Oseberg, Saga Farmann and Gaia.
• Town council has started planning the future use of our shipbuilding site, earmarked “Viking activities”.
• Keel-laying for new archaeological replica of the Gokstad ship in Tonsberg.
• Topping-out ceremony for big Viking frame-building in Sandefjord, to serve as workstation for pre-fabrication of ship parts for new Gokstad. Some 100 guests were attending the event.
• Some 20 Vikings participated in Tonsberg´s 1150 years anniversary event on October 1.
• Joint research program on wood processing has been established with Norway´s University of Life Sciences.
• Spinning of wool from wild sheep for the sail of new Gokstad ship.
