Cat Jarman to Viking Festival

We are extremely pleased to announce that Cat Jarman will be among the lecturers at the…

Viking cooperation between Norway and Ukraine

This years Viking festival will take place on August 11. – 14. The historic links between…

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…

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…