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When Storm Amy swept across southern Norway in early October, it tore away the tarpaulin covering the slipway where the new Gokstad ship is being built. A major setback for the boatbuilders, of course \u2014 but it also revealed something extraordinary: the ship\u2019s graceful, powerful lines.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

A Viking ship is more than just a vessel. It\u2019s a sculpture \u2014 a masterpiece of rhythm, harmony, and craftsmanship. Every curve carries a sense of poetry. Look at the row of frames: flowing and perfectly balanced, almost like a series of waves. Each one looks similar, yet none are exactly alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back in the Viking Age, there were no blueprints. The shipbuilder used his own body as a measuring tool \u2014 the foot, cubit, and inch \u2014 methods still familiar to our master builder,\u00a0Jan Vogt Knutsen, and his team today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, this reconstruction also relies on detailed drawings, carefully measured and drafted by\u00a0Dr. Vibeke Bischoff, ship reconstruction specialist at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde. Her work, commissioned by the\u00a0Oseberg Viking Heritage Foundation, ensures every detail matches the original.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The builders in T\u00f8nsberg and Sandefjord are now fitting the 12th strake (plank row) of a total of 16. Most of the frames are already in place, but some are still missing \u2014 and finding the light oak is no simple task. Here, nature lent a helping hand: Storm Amy brought down thousands of trees, including many fine oaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These days, Jan and his colleague\u00a0Roger Pande L\u00f8vall\u00a0from our Sandefjord workshop are driving through the countryside with wooden templates, looking for the perfect pieces for frames, knees, and beams. Each piece must have grown in the right shape \u2014 splicing timber would only weaken the hull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the missing tarpaulin? Fortunately, it looks like the insurance will cover it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because even storms can have a silver lining \u2014 especially when they reveal the beauty of a Viking ship in the making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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