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Draken Harald Hårfagre is one of the most visually striking and story-rich maritime projects in the world today. Built in Norway as a living project in experiential archaeology, exploration, and seamanship, Draken offers a rare combination of authenticity, scale, and human story.
ABOUT drakenDraken Harald Hårfagre is the world’s largest Viking ship sailing in modern times. Built in Norway, she was created as an ambitious experiential archaeology project to explore, test, and communicate the capabilities, beauty, and sophistication of Viking Age seafaring in practice.
More than a static reconstruction, Draken is a real sailing ship with a proven operational history. She has undertaken major voyages and public programs, including a North Atlantic crossing to North America in 2016, demonstrating both the practical realities and the remarkable achievements of large Viking ships.
What makes Draken truly unique is not only her historical significance or visual impact, but the kind of experience she creates. She is a real working ship that brings people into close contact with seamanship, weather, teamwork, and the natural world. Through real voyages, real human experience, and public engagement, Draken brings history into the present and offers people a rare encounter with something authentic, demanding, and alive.
Why Draken resonates noWDraken resonates now because it offers something many people are looking for: authenticity, challenge, craftsmanship, and real human experience. In a world where so much is mediated, simulated, or distant, Draken is tangible. It is a ship that must be sailed, handled, maintained, and understood in practice, and that gives it a rare kind of presence.
At the same time, Draken speaks to something larger than history alone. It brings people into close contact with seamanship, weather, teamwork, and the natural world, while also opening a door into questions of exploration, courage, technology, and cultural memory. In 2026, that relevance is sharpened by the ship’s connection to Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, which introduces Draken to wider audiences at a moment when more people are actively drawn to stories and experiences that feel real.
Download press KITOur downloadable press kit includes background, story angles, specifications, media and screen presence, spokespeople, and practical media information.
Press images & videoHigh-resolution press images and selected video material are available in our online media archive. The collection includes approved photographs of the ship, crew, details, events, and portraits, as well as video assets that may be useful for editorial, digital, and broadcast use.
If you are looking for something specific, we are also happy to assist directly.
Media contactFor interview requests, filming or documentary inquiries, additional background information, project updates, or specific visual material, please contact:
Emanuel Persson
CEO & Expedition Director
emanuel@vikingkings.com
+46 704 54 77 98
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