{"id":304,"date":"2021-10-05T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/?p=304"},"modified":"2021-12-07T15:12:33","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T14:12:33","slug":"hectic-autumn-for-vikings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/2021\/10\/05\/hectic-autumn-for-vikings\/","title":{"rendered":"Hectic autumn for Vikings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The autumn of 2021 has probably been our most hectic period ever. Here is an update on some of the most important activities, mainly during September.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Irish Television filming Saga Oseberg at Ramberg outside T\u00f8nsberg. Photo: Nina Killie \u00d8ydvin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>Organised our 7th<\/sup>\u00a0Viking festival with more than 4.000 visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Three new Viking shipmasters have fulfilled their education and been approved by our Shipmasters\u00b4 Board.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Our young blacksmith apprentice Kristoffer Holmvik has passed his exams with honours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Comprehensive filming on board Saga Oseberg for Irish TV series on Vikings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Crew-training weekend on board Saga Farmann. Another training session coming up with three Viking ships: Saga Oseberg, Saga Farmann and Gaia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Town council has started planning the future use of our shipbuilding site, earmarked \u201cViking activities\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Keel-laying for new archaeological replica of the Gokstad ship in Tonsberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Topping-out ceremony for big Viking frame-building in Sandefjord, to serve as workstation for pre-fabrication of ship parts for new Gokstad. Some 100 guests were attending the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Some 20 Vikings participated in Tonsberg\u00b4s 1150 years anniversary event on October 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Joint research program on wood processing has been established with Norway\u00b4s University of Life Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Spinning of wool from wild sheep for the sail of new Gokstad ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\"en_GB\"\/<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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