Destination Viking - Saga Lands

Programme 2000 - 2006 Northern Periphery

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

Sagas and storytelling are unique cultural features of the Northern Periphery. The stories contain embedded information about former land-use and historic events related to the landscape. A major element of the project is the establishment of a number of Saga Trails. The project also aims to revive the tradition of saga and storytelling, and to make information and events from the sagas and stories visible and accessible to the general public. Farmers and other local people will be involved as guides, maintainers and storytellers. The project will also promote community development, social inclusion and add value to cultural landscape management.

Expected Results (EN):

Partners will re-establish links between countries based on saga events. The project expects to make a number of selected saga stories visible in the landscapes where they once happened. This will be done by creating saga routes with storytellers, signboards, brochures, guidebooks and modern GPS-based information systems. This will bring information on saga events directly to the public on-site. Being such a unique feature of the cultural history and the living culture of the programme region, the sagas and storytelling represent a huge potential for future community development with associated economic development primarily based on increased tourism interest.

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Cultural heritage and arts Tourism

Partners (18)

Lead Partner: Institute of Regional Development in Iceland

Address: Technology Court, Dunhaga 5, 107 Reykjav, Iceland

Legal status: n/a

Troms County Municipality, County Department of Cultural Affairs

Name: Troms County Municipality, County Department of Cultural Affairs

Address: 9296 Tromsø, Norway

Legal status: n/a

Westfjords Development Agency

Name: Westfjords Development Agency

Address: �rnagatan 2-4, 400 Isafjordur, Iceland

Legal status: n/a

The Avaldsnes Project, Karmoy Kommune

Name: The Avaldsnes Project, Karmoy Kommune

Address: Radhuset, 4250 Kopervik, Norway

Legal status: n/a

Grettistak ses

Name: Grettistak ses

Address: Höfðabraut 6, 530 Hvammstangi, Iceland

Legal status: n/a

Bláskógabyggd Municipality

Name: Bláskógabyggd Municipality

Address: Aratunga, 801 Selfoss, Iceland

Legal status: n/a

The Faroe Islands Tourist Board

Name: The Faroe Islands Tourist Board

Address: Undir Bryggjubakka 17, P.O. Box 118, FO-110 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

Legal status: n/a

Narsaq Museum

Name: Narsaq Museum

Address: Kirkevej B-84P.O. Box177, 3921 Narsaq, Greenland

Legal status: n/a

Narsaq Tourist Office

Name: Narsaq Tourist Office

Address: Søndervej B-157, P.O. Box 148, 3921 Narsaq, Greenland

Legal status: n/a

National Museum of the Faroe Islands

Name: National Museum of the Faroe Islands

Address: K�rdalsvegur, Hoyv�k, 110 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

Legal status: n/a

Gene Fornby Foundation

Name: Gene Fornby Foundation

Address: 89243 Domsjö, Sweden

Legal status: public

Institute of Prehistoric Technology

Name: Institute of Prehistoric Technology

Address: S.Strandvägen 7, 832 43 Östersund, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Dalabyggð Municipality

Name: Dalabyggð Municipality

Address: Miðbraut 11, 370 Borgarbygg, Iceland

Legal status: n/a

Borgarfjörður Cultural Centre

Name: Borgarfjörður Cultural Centre

Address: Bjarnarbraut 4-6, 310 Borgarnes, Iceland

Legal status: n/a

Reykjanes marketing and development agency

Name: Reykjanes marketing and development agency

Address: Hafnargata, 230 Keflavik, Iceland

Legal status: n/a

Lofotr AS

Name: Lofotr AS

Address: Lofotr Vikingmuseet på Borg, Prestegårdsveien 59, 8360 Bøstad, Norway

Legal status: n/a

Orkney Islands Council

Name: Orkney Islands Council

Address: School Place, Kirkwall,, KW 15 1NY Orkney, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

Shetland Amenity Trust

Name: Shetland Amenity Trust

Address: Garthspool, ZE1 ONY Lerwick, Shetland, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

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Destination Viking - Saga Lands

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