This years Viking festival will take place on August 11. – 14. The historic links between…
Author: Ole Harald
A chieftain in red and white
Until now, we´ve believed the Gokstad chieftain´s colours as being black and yellow. New insight reveals…
Forgotten craft comes alive
Our boast builder Bård Kjølsrud might well be the most experienced pram builder in all of Norway. Text…
New rudder for Saga Farmann
Boat builder Egil Sagerøy is presently working on a new rudder for our Saga Farmann Viking…
Rivets for the Gokstad ship
This is the start of a long and complex process: The transformation of bog ore into…
The Viking ships from Vestfold
Three out of four preserved Norwegian Viking ships have been discovered in our county Vestfold. By…
Back to nature for Sandefjord´s mayor
Sandefjord mayor Bjorn Ove Gleditsch is an eager hunter, so Wednesday started in a perfect way…
Sail for Saga Gokstad
A real woollen Viking sail has already been secured for our archaeological replica Saga Gokstad. This…
Christmas with Vikings
Things could get a bit out of hand when the Vikings celebrated their jól. Actually quite a bit…
The world´s most advanced Viking ship
Did you know that our Saga Farmann is the world´s most technically advanced Viking ship and…