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I sail the world in a replica 10th-century Viking longboat
Every year I spend six to eight weeks on board – it has brought new friendships and showed me how generous people can beWhen I was a teenager in Denmark in the 1980s, my older brother drove me to Roskilde, a city with five original Viking ships. We started working with the Viking Ship Museum of Roskilde as volunteers to build one of the first replicas. Since then, Vikings have been in my life.Until my retirement four years ago, I worked at an IT company, and on the side volunteered for the Osebe
10. Juli 2026 um 05:00

I sail the world in a replica 10th-century Viking longboat

10. Juli 2026 um 05:00

Every year I spend six to eight weeks on board – it has brought new friendships and showed me how generous people can be

When I was a teenager in Denmark in the 1980s, my older brother drove me to Roskilde, a city with five original Viking ships. We started working with the Viking Ship Museum of Roskilde as volunteers to build one of the first replicas. Since then, Vikings have been in my life.

Until my retirement four years ago, I worked at an IT company, and on the side volunteered for the Oseberg Viking Heritage Foundation, in Tønsberg, Norway, which promotes Viking ships and handicrafts. I became chair in 2023.