{"id":1076,"date":"2025-07-01T12:06:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T10:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/?p=1076"},"modified":"2025-07-01T12:08:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T10:08:28","slug":"congratulations-emil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/2025\/07\/01\/congratulations-emil\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations, Emil!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After two and a half years as an apprentice, Emil Dahl (24) can now call himself a traditional boatbuilder after passing his trade examination. The test consisted of producing a plank for the new Gokstad ship currently under construction in Sandefjord and T\u00f8nsberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Text: Einar Chr. Erlingsen<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emil is from Holmestrand and has always been drawn to craftsmanship. One of his high school teachers noticed this and suggested that there might be an opening for an apprenticeship with Oseberg Viking Heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And there was\u2014under the expert guidance of construction manager Jan Vogt Knutsen. Jan is now halfway through building his fourth Viking ship (Oseberg, Kl\u00e5stad x 2, and Gokstad), making him likely the most experienced Viking shipbuilder in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m passionate about keeping our traditional crafts alive,\u201d Emil says. He has enjoyed working at Vikingodden, which he describes as a fun and varied workplace. \u201cAnd there are so many nice people here, both my colleagues and the many visitors who drop by. We build in full view of the public, and I think it\u2019s great that people are interested in what we\u2019re doing.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emil\u2019s employment formally ends on July 25, but he\u2019s not too worried about finding work afterwards. Skilled craftsmen are always in demand! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Translated from Norwegian by ChatGPT<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TEACHER AND APPRENTICE:\u00a0Emil Dahl (left) and construction manager Jan Vogt
Knutsen. Emil\u2019s trade test consisted of crafting one of the planks for the new Gokstad ship
taking shape on the slipway in T\u00f8nsberg.\u00a0(Photo: Einar Chr. Erlingsen)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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