Wood chips are literally flying when young Theodor (18) and other volunteers in Sandefjord explore the…
Category: Gokstad
Follow Steinar’s Lead – BECOME A GOKSTAD SPONSOR!
Steinar Hvitstein was quick off the mark and became the first sponsor of rowing chests for…
An Armada of Gokstad Ships
No Viking ship has been “resurrected” more often than the Gokstad ship! Our informal survey has…
Sandefjord’s First Gokstad Replica
No Viking ship has been copied more times than the Gokstad ship. The very first was…
The craft heritage is being recreated
In the park by the waterfront in downtown Sandefjord, you’ll meet a great group of people…
The Gokstad Chieftain’s Chess Game Reclaims Sandefjord
Among the many artifacts found in the Gokstad ship burial were also parts of the board game…
How do you build a Viking ship?
These woodworkers are joined by researchers on their third Viking ship project The prow of a…
A chieftain in red and white
Until now, we´ve believed the Gokstad chieftain´s colours as being black and yellow. New insight reveals…
Rivets for the Gokstad ship
This is the start of a long and complex process: The transformation of bog ore into…
Back to nature for Sandefjord´s mayor
Sandefjord mayor Bjorn Ove Gleditsch is an eager hunter, so Wednesday started in a perfect way…