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The Gokstad Boat – craftmanship from Roskilde to California
On Wednesday, August 13 at 10:00 AM, the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde will launch a newly built Gokstad boat – a…
Exploring the mysteries of the Viking Age Warship Skuldelev 5
The fourth season of work on the full-scale reconstruction of the 17 m long warship from the Viking Age has now…
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Latest press releases
Viking boat to launch in Roskilde – and soon on its way to Solvang, California
On Wednesday, August 13 at 10:00 AM, the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde will launch a newly built Gokstad boat – a…
New Faroese boat built in the spirit of old master boatbuilders
The Viking Ship Museum just launched a new traditionally clinker-built Faroese rowing and sailing boat. The boat is…
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Our employees are experts in life around the sea from the Stone Age to present day, and our craftsmen have a high level of knowledge about traditional maritime craft such as boatbuilding, rope making, sail making, sailing and forging.
The Viking Ship Museum also has associated professional sailors who like to tell about the use of the boats.
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Press contact
Rikke Johansen, Press officer
Phone: +45 51 20 82 85
E-mail: rj(at)vikingeskibsmuseet.dk
