Rollo's Footsteps

07/09/2023

Winter is coming.
Bjarka is docked and will be well prepared for next season.
We have retreated to our camp and filled out storage with dried fish, meat, turnips, ramson and mead, and will strengthen up for a next spring.
See you!

05/08/2023

Fembøringen Bjarka kom heim til Møre Frie Vikingar og Høvdingen vår Arve Yndestad for nokre år sidan. Å få ferdast på ei så vakkert skip er ein takksame for. Jakob Helset frå Bjørkedalen i Volda…

07/05/2023

Bjarka the viking ship is getting ready for the season. Viking ships were the most advanced vessels of their time, used by the Vikings for exploration, trade, and warfare. These ships were designed to be both swift and sturdy, with a shallow draft that allowed them to navigate shallow waters and a flexible design that made them ideal for long voyages. Viking ships were also equipped with a range of advanced technologies, including a keel, a rudder, and a sail, which allowed them to travel further and faster than any other ships of their era. Today, Viking ships are celebrated for their beauty and their historical significance, and they remain an enduring symbol of Viking culture and seafaring prowess. Photo by Thomas Smoor Isaksen

16/02/2023

Olav, Einar and Knut are ready for the season.
See you!

01/11/2022

Welcome to the land of the Vikings.

01/08/2022

The Viking Skald, was also known as the Viking poet, storyteller and rockstar. You can say that the Viking Skald was the influencer of the viking age. His (or hers) verses are the reasons we know the sagas, which were not written down in the Viking age, but were recited from hall to hall. Einar at Rollos Footsteps is not only an Earl but also a fantastic Skald. Visit Rollos Footsteps and hear the Viking sagas. Book your tour today at www.rollosfootsteps.no

07/07/2022

The metal nail was the innovator that enabled the vikings to travel all over the world in klinck built ships. Together with the invention of the sail, vikings would travel from Norway to Europe, Africa and even far away places like Greenland and America. But don't worry we will stay in Ålesund! Join us for a tour, hear the viking sagas and board a real dragon ship! Our dragon is called Bjarka. Book your tour today at www.rollosfootsteps.no

05/07/2022

Getting ready for battle!

Etter to år med pandemi kan gjengen i ”Rollos Footsteps” endelig ta turister og andre med inn i vikingenes rike. Det er Gange-Rolf, eller Rollo som er hovedpersonen, og i år ender ferden opp i en (litt) hemmelig kjeller i Ålesund sentrum. Av Fridgeir Walderhaug