Trial voyage to shed new light on Viking life in Greenland

This summer, a unique voyage will shed new light on pivotal questions concerning the Scandinavians who, 1,000 years…

Summer project: Gislinge III

On the basis of the experience gained during the Gislinge project 2015, the boatbuilders will once again…

Launch day!

After almost half a year of cleaving , chopping, shaping, drilling and carving, the Gislinge Boat was launched.

Best laid plans...

Things haven’t gone quite as planned with the Gislinge Boat’s sail – but not all is lost!

Let the countdown begin...

Three days to go to the launch on Saturday. See how the work is progressing...

The Gislinge Boat's sail: processing and production of flax fibres

Transforming raw flax into workable fibres is a long and time-consuming process

Rare underwater find of Mesolithic settlement

Maritime archaeologists from the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde have found an 8,000 year old settlement under 5m of…

Finishing the forestay

The eye splice is finished and it's time to lay the final cord of the rope