{"id":1224,"date":"2025-09-09T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/?p=1224"},"modified":"2025-09-08T21:49:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T19:49:51","slug":"a-friend-in-need-is-a-friend-indeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/2025\/09\/09\/a-friend-in-need-is-a-friend-indeed\/","title":{"rendered":"A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This old saying is well suited to describe how well the collaboration between the Viking communities in Sandefjord and T\u00f8nsberg works. Recently, the Gaia Boat Guild received a gift from Oseberg Viking Heritage \u2014 a gift that was met with great joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Here\u2019s the story behind the gift: This summer, Gaia was sailing from Stavern towards Nevlunghavn when the weather turned rough, with heavy seas. Suddenly, skipper Tor Edvard L\u00f8berg saw the ship\u2019s proud dragon head break off and disappear into the waves. Turning around to search was out of the question due to the conditions. Later, they searched the beaches and even posted appeals on Facebook, but without success. That\u2019s when Oseberg Viking Heritage\u2019s Sandefjord department head, Roger Pande L\u00f8vall, stepped in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGaia definitely looked a bit incomplete without her dragon head, so we decided to give our \u2018colleagues\u2019 on Gaia a helping hand. After all, we\u2019re already working together on building Gaia\u2019s successor \u2013 the archaeological replica of the Gokstad ship that\u2019s currently under construction in Sandefjord and T\u00f8nsberg.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With access to the archives at the Historical Museum, Roger was able to obtain the drawings he needed to begin the work. Since no original dragon head was found during the Gokstad ship excavation, he based his design on one of the intricately carved tent poles from the Gokstad find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make a long story short: Saga Oseberg\u2019s arrival at Sandefjord\u2019s Cultural Night on September 6 was announced with the blast of a lur horn. The new dragon head was then ceremoniously carried ashore and
presented as a gift to Gaia\u2019s skipper, who could finally mount it on the ship\u2019s bow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It\u2019s a fantastic piece of work, and we\u2019re so happy to have a proper bow on Gaia again,\u201d Tor
Edvard L\u00f8berg told Sandefjords Blad after the presentation. “It\u2019s great to have a dragon head we can proudly display, bringing back the \u2018dragon-like\u2019 look she\u2019s meant to have.\u201d
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Gaia\u2019s skipper, Tor Edvard L\u00f8berg, proudly lifts his ship\u2019s new figurehead. On the right,
Oseberg Viking Heritage\u2019s Roger Pande L\u00f8vall. (Photo: Steinar Hvitstein)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tor Edvard L\u00f8berg placing the new dragon head on Gaia\u2019s stem. (Photo: Steinar Hvitstein)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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