Viking (replica Viking longship)
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Viking is a Viking ship replica. It is an exact replica of the Gokstad ship recovered from Gokstadhaugen, a Viking Age burial mound in Sandefjord, Norway in 1880. Viking was featured at the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago in 1893.{{cite web |url=http://www.norsemyth.org/2013/10/viking-ship-field-trip.html |title=Viking Ship Field Trip |publisher=The Norse Mythology Blog |author=Karl E. H. Seigfried. |date=October 14, 2013 |access-date=October 8, 2015 |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905085813/http://www.norsemyth.org/2013/10/viking-ship-field-trip.html |url-status=live }}
History
The ship was built at the Rødsverven shipyard in Sandefjord, Norway. The construction was undertaken by Norwegian shipyard and ship-owner Christen Christensen together with Ole Wegger (1859-1936) director of Framnæs Mekaniske Værksted. The ship was christened Viking. The ship was sailed by Captain Magnus Andersen (1857-1938) and a crew of 11 from Bergen, Norway.{{cite web |url=http://www.vikingship.us/history-of-viking/ |title=History of Viking |publisher=Friends of the Viking Ship |access-date=June 1, 2019 |archive-date=June 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627092848/http://www.vikingship.us/history-of-viking/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.lardex.net/framnesmekverksted/direktorene/dir_smaal/index.htm |title=Ole Wegger, Director |publisher=lardex.net |access-date=October 8, 2015 |archive-date=March 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321141954/http://www.lardex.net/framnesmekverksted/direktorene/dir_smaal/index.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Magnus_Andersen_-_1 |title=Magnus Andersen - Skipsfører Sjøfartsadministrator Journalist |publisher=Norsk biografisk leksikon |author=Bård Kolltveit |access-date=October 8, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304195247/https://nbl.snl.no/Magnus_Andersen_-_1 |url-status=live }}
Viking sailed to North America, via Newfoundland and New York, up the Hudson River, through the Erie Canal and into the Great Lakes to Chicago, where the World's Columbian Exposition was taking place in 1893 to commemorate the discovery of America by Columbus. Carter Harrison III, Chicago's four-term mayor, boarded and took command for the last leg of the voyage, arriving at Jackson Park on Wednesday, July 12, 1893 to much fanfare.{{cite web |url=http://www.vikingskip.com/viking-kopi-gokstadskipet.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180611090823/http://www.vikingskip.com/viking-kopi-gokstadskipet.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 11, 2018 |title="Viking" - Gokstadkopien fra 1893 |publisher=vikingskip.com |author=Jørn Olav Løset |access-date=June 1, 2019}}
After the 1893 Exposition, Viking sailed down the Mississippi to New Orleans and wintered there. On her return to Chicago, Viking was first located beside the Field Columbian Museum (now the Museum of Science and Industry) in Chicago, then placed in Lincoln Park under a fenced-in, wooden shelter, where it was neglected and covered in pigeon guano for decades.{{cite news |last1=Mullen |first1=William |date=10 March 1994 |title=After 74 Years in City Dry Dock, Viking Ship is Again on Move |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-03-10-9403100353-story.html |work=Chicago Tribune |location=Chicago |access-date=9 October 2022 |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009105939/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-03-10-9403100353-story.html |url-status=live }} In 1920, the ship was restored by the Federation of Norwegian Women's Societies.[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/theskyline/2008/06/viking-ship-fro.html Viking ship from 1893 Chicago world's fair begins much-needed voyage to restoration (Chicago Tribune. June 26, 2008)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821020041/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/theskyline/2008/06/viking-ship-fro.html |date=August 21, 2016 }}
In 1925, to publicize and promote the Norse-American Centennial in St. Paul, Minnesota, a set of United States Postage Stamps were issued. The event honored the 100th anniversary of Norwegian immigration to the United States. One of the stamps featured a picture of Viking based upon a photograph taken in 1893. The engravers included the American flag waving from the bow.{{cite web |url=http://sio.midco.net/danstopicalstamps/gokstad.htm |title=Gokstad ship |publisher=Topical Stamps |date=March 31, 2005 |access-date=October 9, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083719/http://sio.midco.net/danstopicalstamps/gokstad.htm |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}
Current display
In 1994, Viking was moved from its location to make room for expansion of the Lincoln Park Zoo. With funds raised from the Scandinavian-American community, the ship was moved into a warehouse in West Chicago, and then to Good Templar Park in Geneva, Illinois, and secured under a canopy. The head and tail of Viking were placed in storage at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. In 2007, Landmarks Illinois listed the ship as one of the 10 most endangered landmarks in Illinois.[http://www.landmarks.org/preservation-programs/most-endangered-historic-places-in-illinois/ Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois, at landmarks.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625035213/http://www.landmarks.org/preservation-programs/most-endangered-historic-places-in-illinois/ |date=2017-06-25 }} Accessed June 29, 2017 In 2008, Preservation Partners of the Fox Valley was recognized by Landmarks Illinois and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation for fund raising efforts resulting in stabilization of the ship. That same year, funds for preservation were awarded by American Express in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-08-14-8502230036-story.html Grant`s Return Has The Vikings Smiling] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009113149/https://www.chicagotribune.com/ |date=2022-10-09 }} Chicago Tribune. August 15, 1985. accessed:June 1, 2019{{cite web |url=http://www.lib.niu.edu/1996/ihy960471.html |title=Good Templar Park |publisher=Illinois History |author=Kathryn E. Felter |date=April 1996 |access-date=October 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915012842/http://www.lib.niu.edu/1996/ihy960471.html |archive-date=2015-09-15 |url-status=dead}}
{{cite web |url=http://www.vikingship.us/_images/PPFV-spring-2008.pdf |title=PPFV Declares 2007 'The Year of The Ship' |publisher=Preservation Partners of the Fox Valley |date=Spring 2008 |access-date=January 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303182546/http://www.vikingship.us/_images/PPFV-spring-2008.pdf |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}
{{cite web |url=http://www.vikingship.us/_images/PPFV-spring-2008.pdf |title=Preservation Partners of the Fox Valley. Geneva (Advocacy) |publisher=Landmarks Illinois |date=October 3, 2009 |access-date=January 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303182546/http://www.vikingship.us/_images/PPFV-spring-2008.pdf |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}
In 2012, trusteeship of Viking was transferred from the Chicago Park District to Friends of the Viking Ship, which had been established to further the preservation effort. Docent-led tours are offered on scheduled dates during the months of April through October. In 2013 and 2014, stabilization efforts and exhibit improvements were made. Additional keel supports were installed in 2014. A further step in the stabilization effort will be to clean, treat, and seal all of Viking's thousands of rivets.{{cite web |url=http://www.vikingship.us/history.htm |title=The Viking Ship will be open from 1:00 to 4:00 PM on October 17 |publisher=Friends of the Viking Ship |access-date=October 9, 2015 |archive-date=July 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721142851/http://www.vikingship.us/history.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagonow.com/chicago-strange-haunted-history/2014/02/a-worlds-fair-viking-ship-in-geneva-illinois/ |title=World's Fair Viking Ship in Geneva, Illinois |publisher=Chicago Tribune |author=Ray Johnson |date=February 20, 2014 |access-date=January 15, 2016 |archive-date=October 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030061439/http://www.chicagonow.com/chicago-strange-haunted-history/2014/02/a-worlds-fair-viking-ship-in-geneva-illinois/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150513/submitted/150519451/ |title=Tour replica of Viking ship at Geneva's Good Templar Park |publisher=Daily Herald (Chicago) |author=Al Benson |date=May 13, 2015 |access-date=January 15, 2016 |archive-date=March 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321141953/https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150513/submitted/150519451/ |url-status=live }}
Images
File:Viking1-Entrance.png|Viking{{'}}s shelter
File:Viking1-Front-side.png|Side view
File:Viking1-inside-middle-to-front.png|Inside, looking towards the front
File:Viking1-inside-middle-to-back.png|Inside, looking towards the rear
File:Viking1-Front.png|Front view
See also
- Íslendingur: a later Viking replica ship to travel across the Atlantic
- Viking'' (replica Viking longship): Also on display at the World's Columbian Exposition
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080803153718/http://www.vikingship.us/index.htm Friends of the Viking Ship website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131226214222/http://www.landmarks.org/ten_most_archive.htm Landmarks Illinois - Statewide Endangered Archive 2007]
- [http://www.partnersinpreservation.com/chicago/index.php?sec=exploc&locID=24 American Express - Partners In Preservation]
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