Tuesday, July 3rd.
Today we made general inspection of the ship.
The wicker-band for the rudder were untied and then tightened in the…
Blisters and Danish Pastries
We leave hospitable Bragdøya at 9. 30 in the morning. Håkon, who saved the day for me yesterday with coffee and an…
"Can a Viking ship have two keels?"
Fifty years ago, on 1st July 1957, Olaf Olsen, who was then the youngest curator in the Medieval Department of the…
A greeting from Søren Thirslund
As a mariner who has always been interested in history it was with excitement that I learned that many wrecks had…
The Reinforcements are working
All of the reinforcements that we preformed on the Sea Stallion during the winter has been tested over the last day…
Extracts from the Log Book, July 4th
Wednesday, July 4th 2007
09.30 a.m. Departure from Bragdøya. Cloudy, Wind calm. Rowing out.
11.40 a.m. Wind SW…
Extracts from the Log Book, July 3rd
Tuesday, July 3rd.
01:30 a.m. Strong breeze. Pouring rain. 8-10 knots. Two more crew-members evacuated. One sea…
Extracts from the Log Book, july 2nd
Monday, July 2nd.
02:35 a.m. The wind is increasing. The wicker-band holding the rudder is fastened. Have tied the…
Extracts from the Log Book, Juli 1st
Sunday, July 1st.
04:00 p.m. Departure from the Viking Ship Museum. Wind moderate breeze SE. Followed by hundreds…
Extracts from the Medical Journal, July 1st - 3rd
Monday, july 2nd.
Many crew members are seasick with vomiting. Mostly when crew members are looking down. For…