Local woodcarver talks about carving replica of Viking ship for group in Norway

The Saga Oseberg was carved using ancient techniques
by a Seattle carver

Sons of Norway March meeting, open to the public, 515 Dayton St, Edmonds, March 12, 2014, 7:00pm free lecture, 6:00pm corned beef and cabbage dinner, $7.00

Edmonds Sons of Norway March meeting features Jay Haavik, a Seattle woodcarver who was hired to be the lead carver in the making of a replica of the famous Norwegian ship, Oseberg. The Oseberg Viking ship is arguably the most famous of all the excavated Viking ships. The image of the ship and its prow is an iconic image in Scandinavia and especially Norway. Excavated in 1905, it now rests in the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo.

Detail of the carving
Photo by Torkil

In 2010, a non-profit group in Tonsberg, Norway, hired Haavik and began the construction of a copy of the Oseberg ship using Viking age techniques and tools. The ship, the “Saga Oseberg”, was launched in 2012. The lecture begins at 7pm and is free and open to the public. Haavik will talk about the making of the “Saga Oseberg” and show many images about the process.

The lecture is at the Edmonds Masonic Center, 515 Dayton St., Edmonds. A corned beef and cabbage dinner is available before the lecture at 6pm for $7.00.