Sagastad


Sagastad is a knowledge center that communicates the Viking history of the small rural town of Nordfjordeid. on Norway's West Coast. It was opened on the 10 May 2019. The building also serves as a cultural center hosting concerts and other events.

Exhibition

The content presented in the center is rooted in research in collaboration with the University of Bergen, ensuring historical accuracy in the exhibition. It is divided into three main sections, "Nordfjordeid in the Viking Age", "The findings of Myklebust" and information about the Myklebustship itself.
The most central part of the knowledge center is the reconstruction of the Myklebustskip. The largest viking ship ever discovered in Norway. Visitors are able to board the ship inside the center.
The ship is situated in the middle of the center, surrounded by interactive exhibitions that are mainly connected to the ship and the other burial sites at Nordfjordeid.
The Myklebust grave is both the last and largest cremation grave found from the Viking Age. The exhibition speculates that Cheiftan Audbjørn of the Fjords final resting place was in this grave. The Chieftain was mentioned in the Sagas and died in the battle of Solskjell in the year of 876. The colossal size of the Myklebustship suggests it was owned by a powerful chieftain.
Visitors at the center are able to use a companion app when visiting the center that provides an audio guide in French, Mandarin, Spanish and German.

Opening

The center was opened in 2019, by the Minister of Research and Higher Education, Iselin Nybø. Prior to the official opening the famous reconstruction of the Myklebustship was christened, by the Minister of Culture Trine Skei Grande, on the Eidsfjord.