Follow Skjoldungen on the summer voyage

On this page you can read the reportings Skjoldungen's crew sends home to the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde. The ship departs from Høyanger July 1st and is expected back on September 1st depending on the weather.

The most recent logbook notes are at the top.

Skjoldungen has reached Lillesand

After a lovely archipelago-sailing, Skjoldungen has arrived at Lillesand, where they are centrally located in the…

Sheep and bells

We spent Friday at Bragdøya, which is full of maritime culture.

We stayed in the tents and a bunch of…

6 nautical miles and cosy island

Skjoldungen and its' crew have made their way to Landøy. A very cozy island, where the old lodge houses and fishing…

45 nautical miles and 2 meter waves

Dinner is ready in Korshavn after a lovely day of sea navigation from Egersund around Lista in 1.5 to 2 meters high…

We're on the sea again!

After a weekend in Egersund, where the crew got their ship in shape and welcomed two new crew members, Skjoldungen…

Shipshape and new crec members ind Egersund

We arrived in Egersund in glorious sunshine and the wind in the sails. We got a nice sailing all the way in and…

Skjoldungen and the crew stayed in a beautiful natural harbor on Vibrandsøy - just opposite the modern harbor in Haugesund. Photo: Torben Okkels

Skjoldungen sejer 50 sømil på 12 timer

Status report Wednesday, July 10 14:00:

Yesterday's sailing from Bekkjavik just became better and better as the…

Skjoldungen on arrival at Haugesund in front of Sørhaugøy light house on Tuesday 9 July 2019. Photo: Tor André Johannesen

Picture series: Skjoldungen was welcomed to Haukesund

Picture series: Skjoldungen was welcomed to Haukesund by photographer Tor André Johannesen, who met it in a…

Skjoldungen i magsvejr - gør plads på soldækket!

Skjoldungen sailed on Tuesday morning at. 09.21 from Bekkjarvik with the course towards Bømlahavn. But the wind has…

Charts are studied and chocolate is eaten on the open Bømlafjord. Photo: Torben Okkels

Skjoldungen on the way to Haugesund with a taste of the Atlantic

Tuesday, July 9 19:43: The evening sailing towards Haukesund offered a look at the big ocean and heavy traffic of…