Seeking funding and support
The project is seeking funding to help build the first full-scale and authentic replica of the Hedeby 3 Viking shipwreck. The wreck is of the largest merchant Viking ship or Knarr discovered and is of great historical importance. The project and the Knarr replica are called Enok.
Once The Enok Knarr is seaworthy the aim is to sail the Viking ship with a crew from Norway to Iceland, Greenland, North America, and other places with Norse connections without using any modern navigation tools.
The project is the creation of Gunnar Marel Eggertsson from Iceland. He has all the necessary qualifications and experience needed to complete the project successfully just as he has done with other Viking ship projects.
Once The Enok Knarr is seaworthy the aim is to sail the Viking ship with a crew from Norway to Iceland, Greenland, North America, and other places with Norse connections without using any modern navigation tools.
The project is the creation of Gunnar Marel Eggertsson from Iceland. He has all the necessary qualifications and experience needed to complete the project successfully just as he has done with other Viking ship projects.
Building costs and time frame for building The Enok Knarr
The project can be expected to be of great interest to those who have an interest in the Viking Age and Viking Ships. The project has already started and everything is ready for the shipyard to begin the actual build of the Knarr at the shipyard as soon as the funding is available. The estimated building time is about 2 years.
The estimated costs for building the full-scale replica Knarr including wages, materials, and other costs can be made available on request. The ship will be built in Norway under Gunnar Marel Eggertsson's expert supervision and according to the design approved by him.
The estimated costs for building the full-scale replica Knarr including wages, materials, and other costs can be made available on request. The ship will be built in Norway under Gunnar Marel Eggertsson's expert supervision and according to the design approved by him.
An offer has been accepted for building the Knarr from Jakob S. Bjørkedal, Sigurd Bjørkedal & Søner Båtbyggeri (shipyard).
The shipyard has been building boats for five hundred years, and Viking ship replicas since the 1980s.
The shipyard has been building boats for five hundred years, and Viking ship replicas since the 1980s.
The biggest replica of a Viking ship in the world was built in the Bjørkstad shipyard and finished in 2019. Picture from Sagastad Knowledge Center.
Costs for sailing the Knarr
Regarding costs for sailing the replica Knarr from Norway to the Norse settlements in Iceland, Greenland North America, and other places with Norse connections, there are different ways that these costs can be met for example with sponsoring and volunteer personnel involved in the sailing of the ship.
Great commercial and historical value
The project offers many options regarding commercial value and revenues while the build of the ship is ongoing and once it has been completed. These are for instance media rights, sales of souvenirs, sale of the ship once it has been built, usage of the ship in tourism, and other commercial activities.
From a historical viewpoint, the project will be of much interest because of the importance of this type of Knarr for the Norse settlement in Iceland, Greenland, and North America and for Norse explorers like Erik the Red and his son Leif Erikson.
From a historical viewpoint, the project will be of much interest because of the importance of this type of Knarr for the Norse settlement in Iceland, Greenland, and North America and for Norse explorers like Erik the Red and his son Leif Erikson.
Detailed business plan on request
A detailed business plan can be made available with all the relevant information included and explained for those who want to discuss with Gunnar Marel Eggertsson the possibility of either investing in the project and/or providing other kinds of support.