{"id":195,"date":"2021-03-10T12:57:13","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T11:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/?p=195"},"modified":"2021-12-07T15:19:39","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T14:19:39","slug":"keel-tree-for-gokstad-replica-has-been-felled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/2021\/03\/10\/keel-tree-for-gokstad-replica-has-been-felled\/","title":{"rendered":"Keel tree for Gokstad replica has been felled"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>We\u00b4ve been searching for a keel tree large enough for our Gokstad replica for more than a year; in Norway, Denmark and Germany. Finally, it has been found \u2013 some two kilometres from our Viking shipyard!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Keel oak is down:&nbsp;<\/strong>Front, from the left: Boat builders Egil Sager\u00f8y, B\u00e5rd Kj\u00f8lsrud, Alexandr Smyk and Jan Vogt Knutsen. Standing: Forest owner Nicolaus Wedel Jarlsberg. (Photo: Ola Harald Fl\u00e5ten).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u00b4s not just any oak we\u00b4ve been looking for; it had to be at least 17,5 meters long and straight, with minimum top diameter of 0.35 meter. Also, due to protective regulations, it could not have a larger diameter at its lower end than two meters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Such trees do not grow on trees \u2013 joke intended. Admittedly, we finally received news that a good candidate had been located in Northern Germany, but had no possibility of inspecting it due to present travel restrictions. It would also cost close to NOK 200,000 before it reached our Viking shipyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution to the problem came from a lot closer to home \u2013 again &#8211; from nearby Jarlsberg Mansion Hall and its owner Nicolaus Wedel Jarlsberg. Just as he did when we started building the Saga Oseberg, Nicolaus donated yet another great oak tree, perfect for shaping the keel to our Gokstad ship replica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday March 3 our head boat builder Jan Vogt Knutsen and his crew of builders started felling the tree, and landed it professionally exactly where they had intended. The first report says that the tree appears to be in perfect condition for its purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shortly, it will be pulled out of the forest by horses and transported to our shipyard, where the enormous task of transforming it into a keel will commence. We have started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"197\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/?attachment_id=197\" class=\"wp-image-197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad2-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"198\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad3.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/?attachment_id=198\" class=\"wp-image-198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad4-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"199\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad4.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/?attachment_id=199\" class=\"wp-image-199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad4-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/kjolstokkGokstad4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/2021\/03\/10\/keel-tree-for-gokstad-replica-has-been-felled\/\" title=\"English\" class=\"current_language\" aria-current=\"page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/wp-content\/plugins\/multisite-language-switcher\/assets\/flags\/gb.png\" alt=\"en_GB\"\/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u00b4ve been searching for a keel tree large enough for our Gokstad replica for more than a year; in Norway, Denmark and Germany. 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